AnAlysis stuDy ConDuCtED By: thEAssoCiAtion oF univErsitiEsAu) ConDuCtED:April, 1, 2010 mArgin oF Error: ±2% thE stuDy ConDuCtED By thEAu At Four mAjor univErsitiEs in our provinCE AnAlyzED how mAny hours thE stuDEnts spEnt stuDying During thEir ExAm pErioD、whilE our pAst stuDiEs hAvE FoCusED on thE stuDy hABits oF stuDEnts on A wiDEr sCAlE throughout thE yEAr, this stuDy took A ClosEr look At thE numBEr oF hours spEnt on stuDying During thE FinAl ExAm pErioD、wE wEnt to EACh CAmpus AnD took An EquAl numBEr oF survEys From stuDEnts in EACh yEAr, survEying A totAl oF 400 stuDEnts From Four DiFFErEnt univErsitiEs.EACh rEsponDEnt inDiCAtED thE numBEr oF hours thEy stuDiED During thE FinAl wEEk oF ExAms. thE survEy showED A surprising rEsult. thE stuDEnts At thrEE oF thE Four univErsitiEs inCrEAsED thEir stuDy hours As thEy got ClosEr to thEir grADuAtE yEArs. howEvEr, wEstErn univErsity showED A ComplEtEly oppositE trEnD、thE First yEAr stuDEnts spEnt ovEr 70 hours A wEEk stuDying whilE thE 4th yEAr stuDEnts only spEnt ABout 20 hours During thEir FinAl ExAm wEEk. this, ACCorDing to thE univErsity oFFiCiAls, mAyBE thE rEAson why stuDEnts At wEstErn univErsity hAvE thE lowEst numBEr oF stuDEnts grADuAting. how mAny Fourth yEAr stuDEnts wErE survEyED From winDsor univErsityA.25 B.50 C.100 D.400