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Researchers conducted a survey of corporations in a particular industry to determine, for each of four industry-accepted best practices—Practices A, B, C, and D—how prevalent conformity to that practice is. The researchers grouped the corporations according to the total number of people each employs, including an equal number in each group. For each practice, the graph shows the conformity as the percent of corporations in each group that conform to the practice. For example, the graph shows that approximately 50% of the corporations with greater than 500 employees conform to Practice B.
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| Text Component | Literal Content | Simple Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Study Subject | Researchers conducted a survey of corporations in a particular industry | The study looks at companies within a specific industry |
| Variable Measured | For each of four industry-accepted best practices—Practices A, B, C, and D—how prevalent conformity to that practice is | Researchers recorded the percentage of companies following each best practice |
| Grouping Method | The researchers grouped the corporations according to the total number of people each employs | Companies are grouped by how many employees they have |
| Group Structure | Including an equal number in each group | Each employee-size group has the same number of companies |
| Visualization | For each practice, the graph shows the conformity as the percent of corporations in each group that conform to the practice | The graph plots what percentage in each group uses each practice |
| Example Interpretation | Approximately 50% of the corporations with greater than 500 employees conform to Practice B | Half of the largest companies follow Practice B |
| Chart Component | What is shown | Simple Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Chart Type | Line chart with 4 lines (A, B, C, D) | Used to compare trends for each practice across company sizes |
| X-Axis | 5 employee count groups (1-10, 11-50, 51-100, 101-500, 501+) | Companies are split from smallest to largest |
| Y-Axis | Percent conformity (0%-70%) | Shows what percent of companies conform in each group |
| Practice A Pattern | Values consistently low (10-18%) across all groups | Very few companies use Practice A, regardless of size |
| Practice B Pattern | Fairly flat/stable (41-50%) across all groups | About half use Practice B, regardless of company size |
| Practice C Pattern | Drops from 53% (smallest) to 24% (largest) | Smaller companies more likely to use Practice C |
| Practice D Pattern | Drops from 65% (smallest) to 19% (largest) | Smaller companies more likely to use Practice D |
| Notable Correlation | C and D lines decrease together | C and D conformity strongly positively correlated |
Practices C and D both show a strong positive correlation: conformity to each drops together as company size increases. Both C and D are used by most small companies but far fewer large ones. Practice B is adopted by about half of all companies regardless of size, and Practice A always has low adoption.
The graphic shows a strong positive correlation between conformity to Practice [A/B/C]
The graphic shows a strong positive correlation between conformity to Practice C and conformity to Practice [conformity to Practice D/total number of employees/number of corporations in the groups]
Both blanks center on the strong, parallel downward trend between Practice C and Practice D conformity rates over increasing company size. Therefore, the graphic's strong positive correlation is between conformity to Practice C and conformity to Practice D.
The answer to question 2 is dependent on the answer to question 1. Once you determine Practice C in blank 1, it directly leads to finding its correlated pair (conformity to Practice D) in blank 2.