SAT question a15b3219 (Command Of Evidence)

Question

In the United States, firms often seek incentives from municipal governments to expand to those municipalities. A team of political scientists hypothesized that municipalities are much more likely to respond to firms and offer incentives if expansions can be announced in time to benefit local elected officials than if they can’t. The team contacted officials in thousands of municipalities, inquiring about incentives for a firm looking to expand and indicating that the firm would announce its expansion on a date either just before or just after the next election. Which choice best describes data from the graph that weaken the team's hypothesis?

College Board · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is B. Choice B is the best answer. The lighter bars show what happened when the announcement was to come before the election, and the darker bars show what happened when the announcement was to come after the election. For all three of the outcomes, the light and dark bars are virtually the same, demonstrating that the announcement timing didn't actually make a difference.

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong

SAT Question a15b3219: Command Of Evidence answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong