Assignment:
How do I go about finding the population and what the sample is, based on a very limited information?
Mass Maritime has a requirement to provide berths on the training ship for all qualified cadets, sounds simple. But like all schools not everyone you accept comes, some leave after orientation, some leave during the fall, some get suspended for breaking the rules; some don't pass the required courses. The training 'cruise' is very expensive to run and you don't want empty beds, besides it is a state school and you turn away many applicants every year. So how do you know how many to admit?