3 If an Administrator Used Only the Data from 1975

question 35

Essay

3 If an administrator used only the data from 1975 to 1980 to predict future engineering enrollment, how many first-year, full-time students would have been expected in 2010? What would the percent error have been?

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Definitions:

Tolerance

The capacity to accept or endure differences, variations, or opposing viewpoints.

Aversive

Something unpleasant that is avoided; often used in psychology to refer to stimuli that individuals seek to avoid.

Perfectionist

An individual who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection, often leading to meticulousness and a stringent adherence to standards.

Implicitly

In a way that is not directly expressed but is understood or implied.