The Fulbright Program. The U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, the Fulbright program, is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fulbrights are awarded based on “academic and leadership potential, providing the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.” For 2012–2013, the top 10 doctoral/research institutions receiving Fulbright awards are as shown in the following table. The success rate gives the number of grants per application, expressed as a percentage. Identify the type of data provided by the information in each column of the table.

Success Institution Grants Applications rate U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor 40 141 28.4%

Harvard 31 132 23.5%

Brown 29 85 34.1%

U. of Chicago 24 102 23.5%

U. of California, Berkeley 23 97 23.7%

Yale 23 98 23.5%

Arizona State University 23 58 39.7%

Columbia 22 79 27.8%

Northwestern 22 101 21.8%

U. of Texas at Austin 22 77 28.6%