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Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

(A) Langlian employers prefer that sick employees stay home so as to avoid infecting others. Eliminated This cannot be concluded from the given info.
(B) Childbearing and related medical conditions are responsible for the greater number of sick days taken by Langlian female workers. Eliminated The causes of female sickness has not been indicated and can not be inferred from the stem
(C) In Langlia, both male and female workers sometimes call in sick when they are actually healthy. Eliminated This cannot be inferred from any information in the stem.
(D) In Langlia, female workers are sick on more work days than male workers. Suitable. This seems to be the only suitable option, where inspite of females being more likely to go to work inspite of sickness, the overall working days sickness pushes the total number of sick leaves higher than men, inspite of being a lower percentage of all sick days.
(E) Female workers in Langlia are more conscientious about their jobs than are male workers. Eliminated Out of context
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Bunuel , are judgemental answers always crossed out in inference questions?

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Author is contrasting female and male employee day-offs and likelihood to be sick. the conclusion should reflect the same

(A) Langlian employers prefer that sick employees stay home so as to avoid infecting others.
This is applicable for both male and female
(B) Childbearing and related medical conditions are responsible for the greater number of sick days taken by Langlian female workers.
We cannot conclude that from the passage
(C) In Langlia, both male and female workers sometimes call in sick when they are actually healthy.
This is applicable for both male and female. Also, we don't know that
(D) In Langlia, female workers are sick on more work days than male workers.
This makes sense. Females are likely to be more sick and take more sick days, suggest they are more sick
(E) Female workers in Langlia are more conscientious about their jobs than are male workers.
We cannot conclude that from the passage. Whether it is conscientious about their jobs or some other factor, we don't know that for sure
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A study of full-time employees in Langlia revealed that female workers take more days off from work due to illness than do male workers. The same study also revealed that female workers are more likely than male workers to go in to work when they are sick.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

(A) Langlian employers prefer that sick employees stay home so as to avoid infecting others.
(B) Childbearing and related medical conditions are responsible for the greater number of sick days taken by Langlian female workers.
(C) In Langlia, both male and female workers sometimes call in sick when they are actually healthy.
(D) In Langlia, female workers are sick on more work days than male workers.
(E) Female workers in Langlia are more conscientious about their jobs than are male workers.


SIMILAR QUESTION: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-study-of-f ... 81216.html

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A study of full-time employees in Langlia revealed that female workers take more days off from work due to illness than do male workers. The same study also revealed that female workers are more likely than male workers to go in to work when they are sick.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

(A) Langlian employers prefer that sick employees stay home so as to avoid infecting others.
(B) Childbearing and related medical conditions are responsible for the greater number of sick days taken by Langlian female workers.
(C) In Langlia, both male and female workers sometimes call in sick when they are actually healthy.
(D) In Langlia, female workers are sick on more work days than male workers.
(E) Female workers in Langlia are more conscientious about their jobs than are male workers.


SIMILAR QUESTION: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-study-of-f ... 81216.html

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(D) In Langlia, female workers are sick on more work days than male workers:



This is an Inference question; it is asking you to deduce something that must be true from the information given in the argument.

If women in Langlia take more sick days and are more likely to go to work when they are sick, then they must be sick on more work days in general than men are. Answer (D) is a match.

Answer (A) is reasonable to believe in the real world, but the argument contains no information about the preferences of employers. Likewise, the argument provides no information about the conscientiousness of employees, so answer (E) is also wrong.

Answer (B) goes too far. While childbearing and related medical conditions might be one cause of the difference between women and men in Langlia, the argument provides no information as to why women take more sick days than men.

Answer (C) also goes too far. The argument restricts itself to days taken off due to illness, not days taken off when the sun is shining or someone would rather go to the movies.
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