Researchers Suspect That the Average Number of Units Earned Per

question 111

Multiple Choice

Researchers suspect that the average number of units earned per semester by college students is rising. A researcher at Calendula College wishes to estimate the number of units earned by
Students during the spring semester at Calendula. To do so, he randomly selects 100 student
Transcripts and records the number of units each student earned in the spring term. He found that
The average number of semester units completed was 12.96 units per student. Identify the
Population of interest to the researcher.

• A) All Calendula College students.
• B) All college students.
• C) All Calendula College students enrolled in the spring.
• D) All college students enrolled in the spring.

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Definitions:

Lowest Terms

The simplest form of a fraction when both the numerator and denominator cannot be any smaller while still being whole numbers.

Ratio

An arithmetic ratio that illustrates the frequency with which one number incorporates another, depicting how many times one value is contained within another.

Equivalent Ratio

Ratios that express the same relationship between numbers, despite being scaled differently.

Smallest Term

The minimum value or term in a set, sequence, or collection of numbers or values.