Brenda Studies First-Generation College Students

question 23

Multiple Choice

Brenda studies first-generation college students. She uses institutional data that tracks these students from high-school into college until subsequent drop-out or graduation. She uses their student grades, major, and inventories of their feelings of success and attitudes about college. She also interviews a select number of the students. Brenda's study is best described as a _____________ study.

• A) QUAN-QUAL
• B) quantitative
• C) QUAL- quan
• D) QUAN-qual

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Definitions:

Gross Basis

Gross basis refers to the total, comprehensive calculation of income or expenses without deducting any taxes or expenses.

Net Basis

Payment terms for goods or services that require payment in full, without any deductions or discounts, within a specified period.

Intentional Misstatement

Deliberate falsification or omission of information in financial records or statements.

Financial Reporting

The method by which declarations are created to reveal the financial condition of an organization to its managers, investors, and governmental bodies.