The following activity corresponds to the College Scorecard data.

The data dictionary is located in Appendix K https://bit.ly/2Ro0zou (Links to an external site.). Click here for CollegeScoreCard Data File Download Click here for CollegeScoreCard Data File

For this week's discussion consider the following:

If you were conducting a data analysis in order to compare the percentage of students who receive federal loans at universities above and below the median cost of attendance across all institutions, your analysis would require several steps. One of the steps is to know what questions need to be answered first in order to complete the analysis. For your initial post come up with three (3) questions that you feel need to be answered.

Your initial post is due by Thursday, 9/16. There is no minimum word count for this discussion. You won't be able to see your classmate's posts until you have posted your initial post.

For your reply post to two (2) classmates, do you agree or disagree with your classmate's proposed questions? Be sure to explain why? What other information would be helpful to provide for this data request? Be sure to explain why? Your reply posts are due by Monday, 9/20 at 11:55 PM.