The Dean of a School of Business Is Forecasting Total

question 27

Multiple Choice

The dean of a school of business is forecasting total student enrollment for this year's summer session classes based on the following historical data: $$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline { \text { Year } } & \text { Enrollment } \\\hline \text { Four years ago } & 2000 \\\hline \text { Three years ago } & 2200 \\\hline \text { Two years ago } & 2800 \\\hline \text { Last year } & 3000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
What is the annual rate of change (slope) of the least squares trend line for these data?

• A) 0
• B) 200
• C) 400
• D) 180
• E) 360

Distinguish between various types of trace records and their implications for social science research.

Evaluate the use of digital and social media as contemporary sources of data in unobtrusive research.

Relate unobtrusive methods to the study of social structures and identities.

Understand the concepts of internal and external criticism.

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Definitions:

Double Bonds

Chemical bonds between two atoms involving four bonding electrons instead of the usual two, making compounds more reactive.

Polysaccharide

A carbohydrate consisting of many monosaccharide subunits (e.g., starch, glycogen, and cellulose).

Structurally Complex

Having a composition or architecture that involves multiple, often interconnected or interdependent, parts or elements.

Polymer

A molecule built up from repeating subunits of the same general type (monomers); examples include proteins, nucleic acids, or polysaccharides.