The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) report…
The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) reported that the high school graduation rate in the United States for 2018-2019 was 86%. At the state level, high school graduation rates were as high as 92% (Iowa and Alabama) and as low as 69% (District of Columbia). As an analyst for NCES you are interested in predicting high school graduation rates. a. Identify 1 independent variable that would be positively related to high school graduation rates. You must provide a justification for your choice of independent variable. In other words, how is your choice of independent variable positively related to high school graduation rates. b. Identify 1 independent variable that would be negatively related to high school graduation rates. You must provide a justification for your choice of independent variable. In other words, how is your choice of independent variable negatively related to high school graduation rates. c. Identify 1 independent variable that would have NO relationship to high school graduation rates. You simply have to identify a variable; no justification is needed.