A 4th grade cohort survival ratio of .90 indicates that
a. enrollment in 4th grade was 10 percent below the previous year's 3rd grade enrollment.
b. 90 percent of 3rd graders moved away or changed schools for 4th grade.
c. 10 percent of 3rd graders dropped out of school before 4th grade.
D enrollment in 4th grade was 90 percent higher than the previous year's 3rd grade enrollment.
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A
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