You Are Gathering Information About Different Master's Programs in Criminal

Essay

You are gathering information about different Master's programs in criminal justice. One thing you want to know is how many students of a cohort drop out each year. The program director of the first school informs you that 45 students dropped out in the previous academic year. The second program you are interested in reports a number of 8 drop-outs in the last academic year.
a. Now consider 879 graduate students are enrolled in program 1, whereas 135 are enrolled in program 2. Does your interpretation change? Report the drop-out rate per 50 students.
b. Calculate the percentage of drop-outs for both programs.