Here Is a Table of the Undergraduate Enrollment at a Large

question 11

Multiple Choice

Here is a table of the undergraduate enrollment at a large state university, broken down by class:

The percentage of students in the five classifications should add to 100%. In fact, they add to only 99.9%. The reason is that

• A) there must be an arithmetic mistake.
• B) the percents are not exact, because they are rounded to one decimal place.
• C) some students must be left out, so the total should be less than 100%.
• D) this is an example of a biased measurement.

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