Use the methods of the descriptive statistics summarize the data

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Managerial Report (APA Format)

Use the following steps to help you with your assignment. Note that your paper will follow APA format – do not simply write up answers to these questions.

• Use the methods of the descriptive statistics summarize the data.
• Write a directional hypothesis to explain the relationship between graduation rate and alumni giving.
• Test your hypothesis using a simple linear regression model that can be used to predict the alumni giving rate, given the graduation rate. Report and discuss your findings using appropriate model statistics.
• Write directional hypotheses to explain the relationship between the other variables in the database and alumni giving.
• Develop a multiple linear regression model that could be used to predict the alumni giving rate using Graduate Rate, % of Classes Under 20, and Student/Faculty Ratio as independent variables.Report and discuss your findings using appropriate model statistics.
• What conclusions and recommendations can you derive from your analysis?
• Which universities are achieving a substantially higher alumni giving rate than would be expected, given their Graduate Rate, % of Classes Under 20, and Student/Faculty Ratio?