The percentage of the population in different counties engaged in

Question

The percentage of the population in different counties engaged in outdoor activities in a particular summer.

County 
 Forest Preserves 
 Mountain Trails 
 Beaches 
 Entertainment Parks 
 
  Big Lake County 
 15 
 29 
 5 
 15 
 
  Coldwater County 
 27 
 17 
 29 
 30 
 
  Lamarie County 
 41 
 19 
 15 
 20 
 
  Rekeist County 
 19 
 13 
 7 
 35 
 
  Sheridame County 
 35 
 20 
 11 
 22 
 
  Tejon County 
 9 
 23 
 19 
 37 
 
  Waskie County 
 22 
 31 
 13 
 19

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

arushi118 · Answer

1. Would help explain: As the percentage of residents going to beaches in Coldwater County is much higher than percentage of residents going to beaches in Rekeist County.
2. Would help explain: Tejon County has the highest percentage of people going to parks.
3. Would not help explain: Sheridame County and Lamarie County are the ones with highest percentage of population going to preserve forests but these do not have residents which prefer mountain trails the most

mkeshri185 · Answer

We are not given the exact population of any county. Also how can we say that higher % of outdoor activity means they are actually living near that place? What if people in my city love to go on trekking.? Does it mean we have a mountain near us?

glagad · Answer

Hi,

Here is my attempt at answering your question.

The question asks -

"Hey, there are these statements given, do you think these statements support the data given?"

So, we are looking for correlation, not necessarily MBT conditions.

We know from the data that Coldwater County has more number of people going to the beaches than those from Rekeist County - then, would the above statement lend support? YES -> If more people are living near the beaches (or atleast one of the beaches) then there is more likelihood of people going to the beach.

I got this wrong. :/ Because I assumed that we don't have the actual number, but the statement only talks about the density of entertainment parks, which we know from the data is higher. If the density (i.e., the number of entertainment parks per 1000 residents is higher), then the percentage of people going to the park will be high.

There is no correlation between this statement and the actual data supported.

Let me know if this makes sense

sittemporibus · Answer

ExpertsGlobal5 
 glagad

where does it say about the population size?

svsivakrishna · Answer

This is a very poor quality question compared to actual gmat questions:
from the statements:
1)The proportion of the population in Coldwater County that lives near at least one beach is greater than that in Rekeist County.-  just because the % population going is more, we cannot infer that they live near, and also we dont know about the acutal population sizes for each county. 
2) Of the counties listed in the table, Tejon County has the largest number of entertainment parks per 1000 residents.-% people engaged in outdoor parks is highest doesnt mean that they have the largest number of parks.

IMO try to avoid such questions as it derails your thought process when giving actual gmat exam

dhruva09 · Answer

Not only is this a poor quality question, the reasoning behind the questioning is also questionable. How can proportion be obtained merely through percentage stats between distinct populations ?

The percentage of the population in different counties engaged in

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County	Forest Preserves	Mountain Trails	Beaches	Entertainment Parks
Big Lake County	15	29	5	15
Coldwater County	27	17	29	30
Lamarie County	41	19	15	20
Rekeist County	19	13	7	35
Sheridame County	35	20	11	22
Tejon County	9	23	19	37
Waskie County	22	31	13	19

Would help explain	Would not help explain
		The proportion of the population in Coldwater County that lives near at least one beach is greater than that in Rekeist County.
		Of the counties listed in the table, Tejon County has the largest number of entertainment parks per 1000 residents.
		Of the counties listed in the table, the two that spend most to promote their forest preserves are also those whose residents prefer mountain trails the most.