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Passage: A company tracked employee absenteeism over 12 months. Departments with flexible work-from-home policies averaged 3.2 sick days per employee, while departments with strict in-office requirements averaged 6.8 sick days per employee. Which conclusion is best supported?
Answer: Flexible work policies are associated with lower absenteeism in this company.
The data shows a correlation between flexible policies and lower sick days within this company, but does not support absolute or causal claims.
Passage: A survey of 500 college freshmen found that 78% who had taken AP courses in high school reported feeling 'well-prepared' for college coursework, compared to 45% of those who had not. Which conclusion follows from this data?
Answer: AP course participation is strongly linked to feelings of college preparedness.
The survey data supports a link between AP participation and self-reported preparedness, without justifying absolute or causal conclusions.
Passage: In a city where public transit was expanded, car registrations dropped by 12% over five years. Neighboring cities with no transit expansion saw car registrations rise by 8% over the same period. What conclusion is most defensible?
Answer: Transit expansion may have contributed to reduced car ownership in that city.
The comparative data is consistent with transit expansion influencing car ownership, though other factors cannot be excluded.
Passage: A hospital found that patients discharged on Fridays had a 22% higher readmission rate within 30 days than patients discharged on other weekdays. Which interpretation is best supported?
Answer: Friday discharges are associated with a higher short-term readmission risk.
The data establishes an association between discharge day and readmission rate; it does not reveal why or prescribe action.
Passage: Studies show that children who ate breakfast daily scored an average of 11 points higher on standardized reading tests than children who frequently skipped breakfast. Which conclusion follows most directly?
Answer: Daily breakfast is associated with better reading test performance in children.
The study data supports an association, but does not establish causation or indicate that reading drives breakfast habits.
Passage: An analysis of 200 small businesses found that those offering employee health benefits had an average annual revenue growth of 9%, compared to 4% for businesses without such benefits. Which conclusion is most justified by this data?
Answer: Offering health benefits is associated with higher revenue growth among these businesses.
The data shows a correlation between benefits and growth in this sample; it does not establish causality or universal application.
Passage: A nonprofit that added peer-mentoring programs to its after-school curriculum saw dropout rates fall from 18% to 7% over three years. A comparable program without peer mentoring held steady at 17%. What does this evidence most strongly suggest?
Answer: Peer mentoring may have played a role in reducing dropout rates at this nonprofit.
The controlled comparison supports a likely role for peer mentoring, but the word 'sole' or 'always' overstates what one case study shows.