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shouldn't 1st question answer be yes?
question is asking more favoured than both Burma and Philippines. We can see Sri Lanka is more favoured than Burma, but not more than Philippines.
Bunuel, chetan2u, KarishmaB please help.
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1. The question asks us to figure out which of the following statements are true and which are false.

2. First, we should find the median for each index:

- Domestic Economy Index: 5.
- Credit Rating Index: 3.2.
- Infrastructure Index: 53.
- Policy Framework Index: 5.5.

3. No other listed country is more favored than Burma and Philippines. Burma is favorable for 2 indices and the Philippines are favored for 4 indices. However, Sri Lanka is also favored for 4 indices. So, this statement is false.

4. Nepal and Afghanistan are not favored per any of the indices. Nepal's credit rating index is 4.2, which is larger than the median 3.2, making it favorable in that category. So, this statement is false.

5. There are at least 2 countries that are favored per all indices. As shown earlier, Sri Lanka and the Philippines are favored in all 4 indices. So, this statement is true.
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Burma is favored on only 2 indices; Sri Lanka and the Philippines are favored on 4, so others are more favored than Burma. Therefore the answer is no.
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shouldn't 1st question answer be yes?
question is asking more favoured than both Burma and Philippines. We can see Sri Lanka is more favoured than Burma, but not more than Philippines.
Bunuel, chetan2u, KarishmaB please help.
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1. The question asks us to figure out which of the following statements are true and which are false.

2. First, we should find the median for each index:

- Domestic Economy Index: 5.
- Credit Rating Index: 3.2.
- Infrastructure Index: 53.
- Policy Framework Index: 5.5.

3. No other listed country is more favored than Burma and Philippines. Burma is favorable for 2 indices and the Philippines are favored for 4 indices. However, Sri Lanka is also favored for 4 indices. So, this statement is false.

4. Nepal and Afghanistan are not favored per any of the indices. Nepal's credit rating index is 4.2, which is larger than the median 3.2, making it favorable in that category. So, this statement is false.

5. There are at least 2 countries that are favored per all indices. As shown earlier, Sri Lanka and the Philippines are favored in all 4 indices. So, this statement is true.
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Hey, Isnt Burma favourable against 3 indices?
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Hey, Isnt Burma favourable against 3 indices?

Burma is favored on 2 indices, not 3.

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Domestic Economy
Index (10)
Credit Rating
Index (5)
Infrastructure
Index (100)
Policy Framework
Index (10)
Afghanistan33.2344
Bangladesh62.2477
Bhutan53.2525
Burma53.2546
Nepal44.2485
Pakistan53.2545
Philippines64.2747
Sri Lanka63.8747

  • Domestic Economy: 5 compared to the median of 5, not greater, so not favored.
  • Credit Rating: 3.2 compared to the median of 3.2, not greater, so not favored.
  • Infrastructure: 54 compared to the median of 53, greater, so favored.
  • Policy Framework: 6 compared to the median of 5.5, greater, so favored.

That makes 2 indices in total.
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ah thank you, one of the solutions posted here put the wrong median value for one of the indices, thus creating confusion. Thank you!

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Burma is favored on 2 indices, not 3.

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Domestic Economy
Index (10)
Credit Rating
Index (5)
Infrastructure
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Policy Framework
Index (10)
Afghanistan33.2344
Bangladesh62.2477
Bhutan53.2525
Burma53.2546
Nepal44.2485
Pakistan53.2545
Philippines64.2747
Sri Lanka63.8747

  • Domestic Economy: 5 compared to the median of 5, not greater, so not favored.
  • Credit Rating: 3.2 compared to the median of 3.2, not greater, so not favored.
  • Infrastructure: 54 compared to the median of 53, greater, so favored.
  • Policy Framework: 6 compared to the median of 5.5, greater, so favored.

That makes 2 indices in total.
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Shouldn't the last question be no?
Burma is not favoured in credit rating index. ( Nepal and philippines are).
So there is only one country ( Philippines) that is favoured in all four indices.
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There are 8 South Asian Countries. Each is rated on 4 different Credit Worthiness Indices with the intent to judge the country as a ‘Favored’ nation per each index. For each Credit Rating Index, if the country's rating value is more than the median value of that index, the country will be considered a “Favored” nation. Whereas, a country is considered "more favorable" than another country if it is favored per more number of indices than the other country.

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Credit Rating
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Infrastructure
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Policy Framework
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Afghanistan33.2344
Bangladesh62.2477
Bhutan53.2525
Burma53.2546
Nepal44.2485
Pakistan53.2545
Philippines64.2747
Sri Lanka63.8747

For each of the following statements, select ‘Yes’ if statement is true based solely on the information provided in the table; otherwise select ‘No’.
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Shouldn't the last question be no?
Burma is not favoured in credit rating index. ( Nepal and philippines are).
So there is only one country ( Philippines) that is favoured in all four indices.

No. Sri Lanka is also favored in all four indices: 6 > 5, 3.8 > 3.2, 74 > 53, and 7 > 5.5. Therefore, both the Philippines and Sri Lanka are favored in all four indices.
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question 1 says: No other listed country is more favored than Burma and Philippines.
Though Sri Lanka has 4 favourable indices, it is not more than 4, why is the answer "no"??
Doesn't it have to be more than 4 to make the answer a "yes"??

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question 1 says: No other listed country is more favored than Burma and Philippines.
Though Sri Lanka has 4 favourable indices, it is not more than 4, why is the answer "no"??
Doesn't it have to be more than 4 to make the answer a "yes"??

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Your reasoning is valid if “more favored than Burma and Philippines” means more favored than both of them, then another country would need more than 4 favored indices, which is impossible. The answer would be Yes.

The official answer No is treating the statement as meaning “No other country is more favored than either Burma or Philippines.” Under that interpretation, Sri Lanka is more favored than Burma because 4 > 2.

So the issue is the wording. It should say “No other listed country is more favored than either Burma or Philippines” if No is intended.
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The question leaves a lot to ambiguity.
If one says taller than A and B, it would invariably mean taller to both A and B. But that's not the case here and the para & the question are not worded properly.

Leave it.

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question 1 says: No other listed country is more favored than Burma and Philippines.
Though Sri Lanka has 4 favourable indices, it is not more than 4, why is the answer "no"??
Doesn't it have to be more than 4 to make the answer a "yes"??

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