Bachelor's Degrees Conferred by Race/Ethnicity
Review the following graph using data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data) collected from Fall 2000 through Fall 2016 and answer the questions below.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 and 1980-81; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2016, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2017).

A line graph of the data found in the table is titled "Bachelor's Degrees Conferred by Postsecondary Institutions, by Race/Ethnicity of Student, Selected Years: 2000 through 2016". The vertical axis is labeled "Number of Bachelor's Degrees" and ranges from
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The line for White starts at approximately
in year 2000 and decreases slightly to approximately year 2001. from years 2001 to 2013 the line increases steadily to approximately . from years 2013 to 2016 the line decreases gradually to approximately . -
The line for Black starts at approximately
and gradually increases over the course of the graph ending at approximately at year 2016. -
The line for Hispanic starts at approximately
and gradually increases over the course of the graph ending at approximately at year 2016. -
The line for Asian/Pacific Islander starts at approximately
and gradually increases over the course of the graph ending at approximately at year 2016. -
The line for American Indian/Alaskan Native starts at approximately
and gradually increases until year 2010 at approximately . from years 2010 to 2016 the line gradually decreases to approximately .
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Are the data displayed in the graph above discrete or continuous?
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What is the level of measurement of the data?
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Are the data above time series or cross-sectional data?
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Examine the data for each race/ethnicity group. Do the data represent a stationary or nonstationary process? Explain your reasoning for each.
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Do any of the race/ethnicity groups exhibit a decreasing trend? Try to think of some reasons why this is true.
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Do any of the race/ethnicity groups show a strictly increasing trend over the entire time period from 2000 to 2016?