The table shows the top 15 universities in a recent international rank

Question

The table shows the top 15 universities in a recent international ranking of programs in physics and astronomy. Each university was assigned a score on a 100-point scale in each of several categories, from which a total score on a 100-point scale was computed. For each university, the table displays the total score together with the scores in 3 categories: academic, based on evaluation by academics at other universities; employer, based on evaluation by companies that recruit university graduates; and citations, based on the frequency with which faculty research is cited.

Rank  
  University  
  Country  
  Academic
score  
  Employer
score  
  Citations
score  
  Total
score  
 
  1 
 University of Cambridge 
 United Kingdom 
 100 
 100 
 41.3 
 82.4 
 
  2 
 Harvard University 
 United States 
 91.6 
 78 
 53.8 
 77.5 
 
  3 
 University of Oxford 
 United Kingdom 
 91.6 
 75.7 
 39.9 
 72.9 
 
  4 
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 
 United States 
 97.4 
 61.2 
 39.5 
 72.8 
 
  5 
 University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 
 United States 
 90.8 
 48.5 
 45.2 
 68.7 
 
  6 
 Stanford University 
 United States 
 81.7 
 38.4 
 53 
 64.4 
 
  7 
 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 
 United States 
 81.5 
 40.7 
 39.2 
 60.7 
 
  8 
 Imperial College London 
 United Kingdom 
 70.2 
 63.8 
 33.2 
 57.8 
 
  9 
 Princeton University 
 United States 
 76.4 
 30.3 
 44.1 
 57.5 
 
  10 
 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) 
 Switzerland 
 69.6 
 42.2 
 46.9 
 57.3 
 
  11 
 University of Tokyo 
 Japan 
 79.7 
 34.6 
 22.7 
 53.6 
 
  12 
 University of Chicago 
 United States 
 57.1 
 34.4 
 53.3 
 51.4 
 
  13 
 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 
 United States 
 55.9 
 51.3 
 43 
 51.1 
 
  14 
 University of Melbourne 
 Australia 
 46.6 
 41.5 
 64.4 
 50.9 
 
  15 
 Columbia University 
 United States 
 46.2 
 44 
 61.9 
 50.5

For each of the following statements, select  Yes  if the statement is true based on the information provided; otherwise select  No .

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Sajjad1994 · Accepted Answer

Official Explanation

For each of the United States universities listed, the employer score is less than the total score.

Sorting on  Country  brings the 9 United States universities to the bottom of the table. Starting from the top of this list and working downward, the employer score is less than the total score for both Caltech (40.7 employer, 60.7 total) and Columbia University (44.0 employer, 50.5 total), but for Harvard University (78.0 employer, 77.5 total) the order is reversed.

The correct answer is No.

For only one university listed, the employer score and the citations score are both greater than 50.

Sorting on  Employer score  reveals that there are 6 universities—from University of Cambridge through UCLA in order from greatest to least—for which the employer score is greater than 50. Among these, only Harvard University has a citations score (53.8) that is also greater than 50.

The correct answer is Yes.

University of Tokyo is the university for which the magnitude of the difference between the academic score and the total score is greatest.

University of Tokyo's academic score is 79.7 and total score is 53.6, so the magnitude of the difference between these values is 79.7 − 53.6, or 26.1. By scanning the original table—already sorted on Total score—from top to bottom, it is relatively straightforward to eliminate all other universities for which the magnitude of the difference is less than 20. This process of elimination leaves only 3 other universities to check: MIT (97.4 academic, 72.8 total: difference 24.6), UCB (90.8 academic, 68.7 total: difference 22.1), Caltech (81.5 academic, 60.7 total: difference 20.8). Since 26.1 is greater than 24.6, 22.1, and 20.8, University of Tokyo is the school for which the magnitude of the difference is greatest.

The correct answer is Yes.

Apt0810 · Answer

1)No,Harvard(ES>TS) and UCLA (ES>TS) are exceptions

2)Yes, only for Harvard both ES and CS are greater than 50

3)Yes,Tokyo University has the greatest difference between the Academic and the total score and difference is =79.7-53.6=26.1

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bM22 · Answer

1. For each of the United States universities listed, the employer score is less than the total score.
For all the US universities listed, we can infer from the table the Universities for which the employer score is greater than the total score.
1. Harvard : 78.0 > 77.5
2. UCLA : 51.3 > 51.1

Answer  No .

2. For only one university listed, the employer score and the citations score are both greater than 50.

The employer score and the citations score are both greater than 50 for: Harvard.
So only for Harvard is the above true.

Answer  Yes .

3. University of Tokyo is the university for which the magnitude of the difference between the academic score and the total score is greatest.

For University of Tokyo, the difference between the academic score and the total score is : 79.7 - 53.6 = 26.1
The diff is highest for University of Tokyo, since when we compare it with other Universities, the magnitude of diff they have is less than 26.1.

Answer  Yes .

mSKR · Answer

1. Employer score is higher than tota score in 2,13
NO

2. only for Harvard university - YES

3.u of tokyo = 79.7 - 53.6
for others - gap is smaller than U of tokyo 
YES

samarpan.g28 · Answer

For each of the United States universities listed, the employer score is less than the total score.  Not true for UCLA and Harvard. False.
 For only one university listed, the employer score and the citations score are both greater than 50.  Only true for Harvard. True.
 University of Tokyo is the university for which the magnitude of the difference between the academic score and the total score is greatest.  I looked through the table to find the greatest difference between academic and total scores but none went above ~24. True.

udonda25 · Answer

does anyone have an efficient way to solve the last question, I had to take the difference of academic and total score for Tokyo university and compare it with universities that have a 20 point difference.

cheshire · Answer

Since tokyo is a bit above a 25 point difference, you can immediately eliminate most options without having to calculate an exact difference.

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Rank	University	Country	Academic score	Employer score	Citations score	Total score
1	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	100	100	41.3	82.4
2	Harvard University	United States	91.6	78	53.8	77.5
3	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	91.6	75.7	39.9	72.9
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States	97.4	61.2	39.5	72.8
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	United States	90.8	48.5	45.2	68.7
6	Stanford University	United States	81.7	38.4	53	64.4
7	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States	81.5	40.7	39.2	60.7
8	Imperial College London	United Kingdom	70.2	63.8	33.2	57.8
9	Princeton University	United States	76.4	30.3	44.1	57.5
10	ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)	Switzerland	69.6	42.2	46.9	57.3
11	University of Tokyo	Japan	79.7	34.6	22.7	53.6
12	University of Chicago	United States	57.1	34.4	53.3	51.4
13	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	United States	55.9	51.3	43	51.1
14	University of Melbourne	Australia	46.6	41.5	64.4	50.9
15	Columbia University	United States	46.2	44	61.9	50.5

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