The administration of Virginia Commonwealth University has been asked to extend the Drop/Add Period to two weeks (instead of the current one week period). VCU will do so if it is convinced that more than half of the student body is in favor of this change. Of the 1500 students surveyed, 803 are in favor of extending the Drop/Add Period as proposed.
The response variable for this study is
A) 1500 VCU students.
B) 803 VCU students.
C) number of classes surveyed.
D) opinion toward proposed change.

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The response variable for this study is the opinion toward the proposed change, which is whether or not students favor extending the Drop/Add Period to two weeks. Therefore, the best choice is D - opinion toward proposed change.

The Administration of Virginia Commonwealth University Has Been Asked to Extend