You Have Been Hired by the Department of Institutional Research

question 54

Essay

You have been hired by the Department of Institutional Research to find out if students at State University work while they're in school. You have access to the complete list of students registered this semester. Design a stratified random sample and a quota sample of students at State University, where the student population has the following salient characteristics: 50% male, 50% female; 75% white, not Hispanic, 25% racial or ethnic minority. Discuss the different procedures for each and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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Definitions:

External Financing

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Sales Capacity

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Projected Future Sales

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Sustainable Growth Rate

The maximum rate at which a company can grow its earnings without needing to increase its financial leverage or equity financing.