Assignment

RIU Finances: 2

It is now time to take your work from Data Analysis 1 and turn it into some graphs. More specifically, you are to generate the graphs for the following questions. Be sure to put the graph on its own sheet and get rid of the headings, footings, and other 'stuff' that would not be part of a professional portfolio of your material. Stated somewhat differently, I am looking for some spiffy, ready for prime time graphs. To make your life a bit easier the data set is available for you to download [Finance data set]. For some tips on downloading the data sets you might want to review the download guide.

1. What has happened to the share of state appropriations going to RIU?

2. What has happened to the share of state higher education appropriations going to RIU?

3. What has happened to 'real' state appropriations?

4. What would state appropriations to RIU be if their share of the state budget for the entire period had remained at its 1990 level? How much has RIU lost since 1990 in each one of the years as a result of the movement of funds away from RIU?

YEAR

RIU STATE

TOTAL STATE

HIGHER EDUCATION

CPI

 

APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL REVENUE

STATE APPROPRIATIONS

1980

$39,509

$675,386

$72,721

$82

1981

$42,058

$756,452

$76,074

$91

1982

$44,317

$821,247

$82,829

$97

1983

$47,662

$867,977

$89,149

$100

1984

$49,612

$901,640

$94,279

$104

1985

$53,842

$972,577

$101,822

$108

1986

$57,379

$1,052,435

$107,341

$110

1987

$60,869

$1,129,084

$113,270

$114

1988

$64,537

$1,239,341

$122,691

$118

1989

$68,671

$1,392,276

$130,963

$124

1990

$69,331

$1,489,371

$132,582

$131

1991

$62,561

$1,446,412

$120,382

$136

1992

$56,629

$1,711,078

$110,855

$140

1993

$57,123

$1,615,738

$112,656

$145

1994

$59,452

$1,530,926

$117,294

$148

1995

$62,915

$1,640,985

$127,094

$152

1996

$63,789

$1,706,683

$128,727

$159

RIU state appropriations: money allocated by the state government to fund RIU expenses.

State general revenue: total state budget for the year

State higher education appropriations: money allocated by the state government to fund all higher education expenses [RIU is one of the higher education institutions in the state].

Part 2

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