A University Wants to Increase Its Retention Rate of 4

question 64

Multiple Choice

A university wants to increase its retention rate of 4% for graduating students from the previous year.After implementing several new programs during the last two years,the university reevaluated its retention rate.Identify the Type I error in this context.

• A)The university stops all new programs,but in fact retention is on the rise and the programs help.
• B)The university concludes that retention is on the rise,but in fact the new programs do not help retention.
• C)The product of the university's sample size and sample proportion was less than 10.
• D)The university sampled all students at the university.
• E)The university concludes that retention is on the rise since the retention rate can only increase.

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