Question

reasons given for leaving school by year
which reason for leaving school showed the lowest number of students from year 1 to year 4 combined?
a course completion problems
b financial aid issues
c poor class attendance
d transfer to another school

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Option A (Course completion problems)

Estimate the sum of students for Year 1 - Year 4. The bars seem to add up to a relatively higher value compared to other options.

Step2: Analyze Option B (Financial aid issues)

Estimate the sum. The combined height of the bars (Year 1 - Year 4) is not the lowest.

Step3: Analyze Option C (Poor class attendance)

Estimate the sum. The combined height of the bars (Year 1 - Year 4) is not the lowest.

Step4: Analyze Option D (Transfer to another school)

Looking at the bar - chart, for "Transfer to another school", the values for Year 1 - Year 4 (by visual inspection of the bar heights) are the smallest when summed up compared to the other options.

Answer:

D. Transfer to another school