Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: It is unlikely to be mere speculation that the number of seats in a

Understanding the argument -
It is unlikely to be mere speculation that the number of seats in a typical private school in Manidia, which has both private and public schools, was increased in the 1990s and 2000s. - Conclusion. It is likely true that the number increased.
Supporting evidence can be found in the outcomes of two studies, one conducted in 1990 for which the researchers unbiasedly selected around 50% of the private schools and the other in 2010 on the same schools. The studies found that the mean number of seats in those schools in 1990 was 800 and in 2010 was 1000. - supporting premise.

Option Elimination - Flaw

A. The studies did not take the median number of the seats which would have been a better measure of the number of seats in a private school. - What is the correct way is not the contention. We need to find the flaw in the current way. Distortion.

B. The findings of the studies contain information of only those private schools that were present in 1990. - ok.
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Statistics : Posted by Raman109 • on 25 Jan 2021, 03:17 • Replies 3 • Views 1683

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