1) How much would an in-state student expect to pay for the 2017-2018 school year?
- An an in-state student could expect to pay $24,916 for the 2017-2018 school year.
2) How much would an out-of-state student expect to pay for the 2017-2018 school year?
- An out-of-state student could expect to pay $40,162 for the 2017-2018 school year.
3) How much more did out-of-students pay in 2017-2018 than in-state students?
- Out-of-state students payed $15,246 more than in-state students in 2017-2018.
4) Which category increased the most from the 2014-2015 to the 2017-2018 school years? Raw change? Percent change?
- total out-of-state tuition increased the most with a percent change of 4.92% and a raw change of $4,008. *Incorrect. a 19.7% increase
5)Write a lead for a story based on your analysis.
- University of Arkansas out-of-state students can expect nearly a 5% increase to their tuition as the 2017-2018 school year approaches. ACCORDING TO???
6) What other information and/or sources would help you finish this story?
- I would like to interview both out-of-state and in-state students about both their feelings about these numbers but also on if they knew about these increases. I’d also be interested in talking to university administration- perhaps the treasury office- on some insight one why these changes in cost are occurring.
Your percentage change calculation was wrong. You needed to calculate against the 2014-15 numbers.
Answers 1-3 were correct. 4-5 had errors due to wrong calculations. 7 of 10 points
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