The Dean of a School of Business Is Forecasting Total

question 99

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: $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Year } & \text { Enrollment } \\\hline \text { Four years ago } & 2000 \\\text { Three years ago } & 2200 \\\text { Two years ago } & 2800 \\\text { Last year } & 3000\end{array}$$ 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

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Definitions:

Undesirable Behavior

Actions or responses that are considered inappropriate, harmful, or not in alignment with social norms or personal goals.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first alone.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process in which a behavior is strengthened by the outcome that follows, whether it's positive (reward) or negative (removal of an undesirable stimulus).

Punishment

A consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.