Question

Research question:

Do the majority of Cerritos College students transfer to university?

The population studied here is:                             [ Select ]                       ["Students that transfer to university", "All community college students", "Students that do not transfer to university", "Cerritos College students"]      

The variable studied is:                            [ Select ]                       ["Number of students that transfer to university", "Number of students that do not transfer to university", "Transfer: Yes/No?", ""]      

The type of variable:                            [ Select ]                       ["Quantitative", "Categorical"]      

The data is summarized using                            [ Select ]                       ["Means", "Proportions"]      

Answer 1

Do the majority of Cerritos College students transfer to university?

The population studied here is:  "All community college students",

The variable studied is: "Number of students that transfer to university"

The type of variable:  "Quantitative"   ( Because here the we will note the numbe of students that are tranffered )

The data is summarized using :"Proportions" ( Because we are counting numbers , so we can calculate proportion )