A study comparing between climate data and information about human

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A study comparing  between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns  has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

A) between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

B) from climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C) among climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

D) climate data with that of information about human movements and hunting patterns

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns

generis · Accepted Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

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THE PROMPT  
 
The sentence indicates that a study was comparing one thing   with another   to arrive at some conclusion.

The word  comparing  limits our choices.
We compare X with Y or 
We compare X to Y
Those two idioms are interchangeable on the GMAT. Both are correct.

THE OPTIONS  
 
• Nonsensical and unidiomatic: Between?
What the heck is the word "between" doing in this sentence?
There is no choice being made between two things.
We do not compare between X and Y (though in a different context,  between X and Y  would be correct)
We compare X with Y or 
We compare X to Y.
ELIMINATE A
 
• Nonsensical and unidiomatic: from X to Y
Keep looking at the non-underlined portion.
A study comparing  from  ABC data  to  information about XYZ? No.
ELIMINATE B

• Nonsensical: among
→ The use of  among  makes no sense in context of the sentence because there is no choice being made among various things.
This question is preposition h*ll.
ELIMINATE C

• wrong comparison, nonsensical
→ the study is not comparing climate data with   of information about human movements.
→  that of  creates a nonsensical sentence
The use of  that of  is incorrect because climate data is being compared with information and not with something of (that of) information.
ELIMINATE D
 
• I do not see any errors
→ This option correctly sets up a comparison of two things.
KEEP

The answer is E.  
 
 COMMENTS

These answers are very good.
As these posters well know, if you can explain a concept, you are likely to recall it easily.

I am bumping  winterschool  and  Anuragsharma93  to Best Community Reply .

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Anuragsharma93 · Answer

IMO E  - Took me 45 Secs

Since the before underlined portion includes A study  Comparing  we dont need Between or From or Among .. we can straight away jump to what is being compared. The construct is Comparing __A__ with __B__.

Hence A, B and C Gone

D) climate data  with that of information  about human movements and hunting patterns - Now typically that should refer to something- if we look back then that should ideally refer to Data and Data is same as information hence this sentence doesn't make sense and is redundant because of the use of  that of

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns - Succinct sentence and this is our answer.

winterschool · Answer

A study comparing between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns  Incorrect

B)  from  climate data  to  information about human movements and hunting patterns  Incorrect

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns  Incorrect

D) climate data with  that of  information about human movements and hunting patterns  Incorrect

E)  climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns   Correct

correct idioms - compare with or compare to

eliminate A, B & C

that of uses in D creates redundant problem

Answer E

carouselambra · Answer

IMO E

A study comparing between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

Skeleton of the sentence : A study comparing X and Y/ X with Y has concluded that..

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns
Even though between is used when the entities are <2, the usage is inappropriate over here

B)  from  climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns
Among is used when the entities are >2

D) climate data  with that of  information about human movements and hunting patterns
Incorrect comparison

E) climate data  with  information about human movements and hunting patterns

sumitkrocks · Answer

A study comparing x and y/ x with y is correct idiomatically

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

B)  from  climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

D) climate data  with that  of information about human movements and hunting patterns

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns

E is correct IMO

zhanbo · Answer

My answer is  (E) . It took me 46 seconds.

(A) While we can say "comparison between A and B", we should say "compare A with B" or "compare A to B", but not "compare between A and B".

(B) It is also wrong to say "Compare from A to B".

(C) It is already wrong to say "among A and B".

(D) "that of information" = "data of information", which is incorrect. No need to use "that of", which is indeed deleted in (E), the correct answer.

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

A study comparing between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

A) between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns Incorrect

B) from climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns Incorrect

C) among climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns Incorrect

D) climate data with that of information about human movements and hunting patterns Incorrect

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns Correct

correct idioms - compare with or compare to

eliminate A, B & C

that of uses in D creates redundant problem

Answer E

himanshugoyal26 · Answer

The structure must be " A study comparing A and B".

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

B)  from  climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

D) climate data with  that of  information about human movements and hunting patterns: that refers to data and data of information makes no sense.

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns

RajatJ79 · Answer

A study comparing  between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns  has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

Pre-thinking :  Idiom usage  - the correct idiom usage is ' comparing X with Y '. In this context, comparing 'climate data with the information ..'. Eliminates option A, B and C.

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

B)  from  climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

D) climate data  with that of  information about human movements and hunting patterns
 'that of' is not required in this statement. Here, 'with that of information = with that data of information about .. ' which is incorrect.

E)   climate data with information   about human movements and hunting patterns

IMO answer should be Option E.

ramlala · Answer

A study   comparing    between climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns  has concluded that human colonization was the dominant driver of megafaunal extinction across the world but that climatic factors were also important.

Use of   comparing   in non underlined part eliminates  A, B & C  choices due to redundancy (between...and, from...to and among).

In  D , that of has no antecedant. So not reflecting proper comparison.
 E is the best choice.

A)  between  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

B)  from  climate data to information about human movements and hunting patterns

C)  among  climate data and information about human movements and hunting patterns

D) climate data with  that of  information about human movements and hunting patterns

E) climate data with information about human movements and hunting patterns

generis · Answer

The official explanation is  here .

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