Identify possible sources of suspicious numbers

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The Case Study that opened the chapter is discussed more thoroughly in the EESEE story "Quality of College Rankings." This story describes some "suspect" data in the 1995 U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of accredited four-year colleges and universities. Read the story and then examine the data described in the story. Are any of the numbers suspect? Why? You might look at the questions in the EESEE story to help you identify possible sources of suspicious numbers.

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