Question

Cambridge College has hired you to assess the potential of its new mobile application on improving student graduation rates. Initially, the College created this application because it is convinced that it will improve student graduation rates.

• What type of questions should Cambridge College ask when determining the accuracy of its assumption?
• How can it estimate if its assumptions for the undergraduate population are correct?

Answer 1

The type of questions Cambridge College should ask are:

1. How user-friendly is the application?

2. How it will measure student graduation rates?

3. Do we need an internet connection to run it or not?

4. Is it available on Google Play Store and Apple Store both or on only one?

To estimate if the assumptions for the undergraduate population are correct or not, we will have to take a small sample of students and ask them to use the application. Then after their graduation, we can find whether these students graduated or not and also ask them how user-friendly is the application on a rating scale of 0 – Not at all, 1 – Can’t Say, and 2 – Yes, it is.

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