Question

Universities who report information to u.s. news and world report: . sometimes will not admit students until they re-take the sat, ensuring higher scores.
b. may manipulate the data they send to ensure a higher ranking.
c. are forbidden to use their rankings in advertisements.
d. always provide accurate data, so that the rankings are useful.

Answer 1

Universities who report information to US news and world report MAY MANIPULATE THE DATA THEY SENT TO ENSURE A HIGHER RANKING.
In order to build a better image for themselves and in order to attain a higher ranking, Universities may be tempted to alter the information they send to the US new, so that they will be considered to be a good school, thus, increasing the number of students who will consider them.