Test: GMAT Verbal

Epidemiologist: The cancer death rate (number of deaths from cancer per 1,000 people) in the city of Maple Grove is 30% percent higher now than it was ten years ago. The corresponding increase in Fernland, where a major anti-smoking initiative was introduced a decade ago, is only 10%. These figures support the conclusion that residents of Maple Grove are more likely to die from cancer than residents of Fernland.

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The epidemiologist’s conclusion is flawed because it fails to consider __________________

 

 

 

Whether smoking is the primary cause of cancer in Fernland.

Whether Fernland and Maple Grove had similar cancer death rates 10 years ago.

Whether Maple Grove has ever introduced an anti-smoking initiative.

Whether the population in Maple Grove has increased dramatically in the past decade.

Whether most cancer victims in Maple Grove survive more than 10 years.

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