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Dropdown 1: greater than
Dropdown 2: 2011
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For the years 2000 to 2011, the graph shows for the number of successful cyber attacks that year on two companies, as well as the amount of money (in thousands of dollars) each company spent that year in prevention of cyber attacks. Neither company had experienced successful cyber attacks before the year 2000.
Use the drop-down menus to form the most accurate statements based on the given information.
From 2000 to 2011, the number of successful cyber attacks that Company A experienced was the number of successful cyber attacks that Company B experienced.
The only year where increased spending coincided with a decrease in successful cyber attacks (compared to the previous year) for both companies was .
For the years 2000 to 2011, the graph shows for the number of successful cyber attacks that year on two companies, as well as the amount of money (in thousands of dollars) each company spent that year in prevention of cyber attacks. Neither company had experienced successful cyber attacks before the year 2000.
Use the drop-down menus to form the most accurate statements based on the given information.
From 2000 to 2011, the number of successful cyber attacks that Company A experienced was the number of successful cyber attacks that Company B experienced.
The only year where increased spending coincided with a decrease in successful cyber attacks (compared to the previous year) for both companies was .
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Dropdown 1: greater than
Dropdown 2: 2011
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1. We are first asked to compare the number of successful attacks on company A vs B.
2. To do this, we don't have to sum up all the attacks, but rather calculate the delta between A and B.
3. The graph tells us that the number of attacks on B is (+8+2+3+4-4-6-6-9+1) = -7 larger than for A. In other words, company A had more successful cyberattacks than company B.
4. Next, we are asked to find the year when both companies increased funding and the number of cyberattacks decreased.
5. Notice that funding only increases for both companies throughout the years.
6. The number of cyberattacks on A decreases only in years 2010 and 2011. The number of cyberattacks on B decreases only in years 2009 and 2011 (earlier years aren't important since funding was 0). So, our answer is 2011.
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2. To do this, we don't have to sum up all the attacks, but rather calculate the delta between A and B.
3. The graph tells us that the number of attacks on B is (+8+2+3+4-4-6-6-9+1) = -7 larger than for A. In other words, company A had more successful cyberattacks than company B.
4. Next, we are asked to find the year when both companies increased funding and the number of cyberattacks decreased.
5. Notice that funding only increases for both companies throughout the years.
6. The number of cyberattacks on A decreases only in years 2010 and 2011. The number of cyberattacks on B decreases only in years 2009 and 2011 (earlier years aren't important since funding was 0). So, our answer is 2011.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION (OE):
RO1:
On the graph, for each of the years 2000-2011, the height of that year’s dot on the red line stands for the year’s number of successful cyber attacks on Company A, while the height of that year’s dot on the blue line stands for the year’s number of successful cyber attacks on Company B, as shown by the vertical scale on the graph’s left. Summing these numbers on the red line, we find that Company A experienced a total of 56 successful cyber attacks. Summing the numbers on the blue line, we find that Company B experienced a total of 49 such attacks. Thus, from 2000 to 2011, the number of successful cyber attacks Company A experienced was greater than the number Company B experienced.
The correct answer is greater than.
RO2:
As explained above, the height of each year’s dot on the red line stands for the year’s number of successful cyber attacks on Company A, while the height of each year’s dot on the blue line stands for the year’s number of successful cyber attacks on Company B. The graph shows that the only year when the number of successful cyber attacks declined for both companies was 2011. This alone is enough to tell that the only answer that could be correct in the second drop-down menu is 2011. But also note for 2011, the orange bar that stands for the number of thousands of dollars Company A spent that year to prevent cyber attacks and the blue bar that stands for the number of thousands of dollars Company B spent that year to prevent cyber attacks are both taller than the corresponding bars for 2010. That means both companies increased their annual spending to prevent cyber attacks from 2010 to 2011. Thus, 2011 was the only year shown in which such increased spending coincided with a decrease in cyber attacks for both companies.
The correct answer is 2011.
