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| Participant | Comfort rating | Preferred temperature adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | negative 2 | Cooler |
| 1 | 1 | Cooler |
| 21 | 1 | Cooler |
Nan Gao and her team conducted multiple surveys to determine participants’ levels of comfort in a room where the temperature was regulated by a commercial climate control system. Participants filled out surveys several times a day to indie their level of comfort on a scale from negative 3 (very cold) to positive 3 (very hot), with 0 indiing neutral (neither warm nor cool), and to indie how they would prefer the temperature to be adjusted. The table shows three participants’ responses in one of the surveys. According to the table, all three participants wanted the room to be cooler, blank
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
and they each reported the same level of comfort.
even though each participant’s ratings varied throughout the day.
but participant 20 reported feeling significantly colder than the other two participants did.
but participant 1 reported feeling warmer than the other two participants did.
Comfort Ratings and Temperature-Adjustment Preferences from One Survey Participant Comfort rating Preferred temperature
Medium-difficulty · SAT Reading & Writing · Command of Evidence — Quantitative evidence: reading tables and graphs. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice C is the best answer. The text describes the comfort rating scale: from −3 (very cold) to +3 (very hot), with 0 being neutral. Participant 20 gave a −2 comfort rating, a full three points colder on the scale than the other two participants.
Choice A is incorrect. This choice misreads the table. Participant 1 and participant 21 reported the same level of comfort, but participant 20’s comfort level was three points lower. Choice B is incorrect. This choice doesn’t use data from the table. The table only shows us one survey, so we don’t know if the participants’ ratings varied throughout the day. Choice D is incorrect. This choice misreads the table. Participant 1 and participant 21 reported the same level of comfort.
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