Percent of High School Students Who Played on One or More Sports Teams (State)
In September 2017, the National Federation of State High School Associations published an article titled “High School Sports Participation Increases for 28th Straight Year, Nears 8 million Mark.” How can we reconcile this headline with the information presented in the dataset?
A. One of the sources of information must be incorrect.
B. The National Federation of State High School Associations is a highly biased organization, so the information they provide is likely not credible.
C. The dataset reflects the percent of high students who participated in sports, whereas the National Federation of State High School Associations references the sheer number of high school students who participated in sports.
D. The dataset reflects the sheer number of high school students who participated in sports, whereas the National Federation of State High School Associations references the percent of students who participated in sports.
Answer: C
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