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The table summarizes information regarding a city that is divided among 8 areas named Sector-1, Sector-2…Sector-8. The table also includes averages where appropriate.

Sector    Average Age
of Residents    Departmental
Stores    Hospitals    Gas
Stations    Bus Station    Terminal
Restaurants     1  37  9  1  2  Yes  7    2  43  22  2  0  No  17    3  52  27  3  1  No  24    4  21  38  2  3  Yes  32    5  29  32  3  3  Yes  28    6  39  12  1  2  No  10    7  62  18  5  1  No  15    8  48  21  4  1  Yes  18     ( Sort ↕  the table by clicking on the headers)

For each of the following statements, select  would help explain  if it would, if true, explain some of the information in the table. Otherwise select would not help explain.

riuu · Answer

1. Would help: Sector 4 has the youngest average age and the highest number of restaurants
2. Would help: Sector 7 has the highest average age and the highest number of hospitals
3. Would not help: There's not enough information

Ria

VivekSri · Answer

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Gemmie · Answer

A particular sector is dedicated for educational institutions; mainly young students live in this sector and they often depend on restaurants. => would help explain

Sort by Restaurants
=> Sector with the largest number of restaurants also has the avg age of 21 
=> 21 is the avg age of uni students

Proximity to hospitals is a strong preference for the elderly in choosing their residence. => would help explain

Sort by Avg Age (ascending)
=> the number of hospital of those aged 62 is also of the highest

Visitors to hospitals often dine in restaurants. => would not help explain

Sort by Hospitals (ascending)
=> the number of restaurants does not increase proportionally

8Harshitsharma · Answer

Few points that are grey which could have been included in the question stem, making it clearer such as the sectors of the city were of almost equal area and the local population utilizes the resources of only the corresponding area due to community reasons. - without these assumptions statement 2 is debatable.

james3000 · Answer

In statement 2, it ask about the proximity to hospital. How can more number of hospitals help in explaining the proximity??

SirSanguine · Answer

Hi Sajjad, My problem is with the word 'Proximity" in option B. Number of hospitals doesn't imply proximity. Please clarify.

propinopia · Answer

The first part talks about institutions, but it is nowhere written in the question stem about it. How can we infer that?

cheshire · Answer

It says that the people attending these institutions are young, therefore the average age of the sector will be lower. If we look at the sector with the lowest age, they do in fact have a significant number of restaurants. It's a hypothetical that could help explain the data, not key information itself.

propinopia

The first part talks about institutions, but it is nowhere written in the question stem about it. How can we infer that?

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Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18

would help explain	would not help explain.
		A particular sector is dedicated for educational institutions; mainly young students live in this sector and they often depend on restaurants.
		Proximity to hospitals is a strong preference for the elderly in choosing their residence.
		Visitors to hospitals often dine in restaurants.

Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18

Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18

Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18

Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18

Sector	Average Age of Residents	Departmental Stores	Hospitals	Gas Stations	Bus Station	Terminal Restaurants
1	37	9	1	2	Yes	7
2	43	22	2	0	No	17
3	52	27	3	1	No	24
4	21	38	2	3	Yes	32
5	29	32	3	3	Yes	28
6	39	12	1	2	No	10
7	62	18	5	1	No	15
8	48	21	4	1	Yes	18