Question

students at a large state university system are upset over the rate at which their fees have increased in the last five years (2005-2010). a small group present before the state legislature and report a predicted fee for 2020 based on their model. what error could they be accused of? choose the correct answer below. ○ lurking ○ extrapolating ○ leveraging

Explanation:

The students used data from 2005 - 2010 to predict fees for 2020. Extrapolating involves making predictions outside the range of the original data (here, extending far beyond 2010 to 2020). Lurking refers to a variable not accounted for, and leveraging is about using resources/relationships, neither fitting. So the error is extrapolating.

Answer:

B. extrapolating