Answer Choices
Studies with mixed results were just as likely to be published as they were to be left either unpublished or unwritten.
Studies with mixed results occurred more frequently than did studies with strong and null results combined.
Studies with mixed results were more likely to be published in top journals than they were to be published in non-top journals.
Studies with mixed results were the most common type of social science studies.
Explanation for Question 20 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 8
Okay, so for number 20, um, we kind of want to do we want 2 to be reading the stem first? 3 So which of the following statements is supported by the graph? 4 Um, given the fact that we've already looked at the graph and we kind 5 of have no idea what they're going to ask us, what's supported by it. 6 As long as you have a good understanding of the graph, let's just go 7 right into the answer choices and try to guess and check. 8 So basically, like let's read a, see if it matches the graph and then 9 if it doesn't, we'll just move on to B. So is this supported by 10 the graph is what you're asking yourself, a studies with mixed results, 11 which are, let's make sure we know what we're looking at here. 12 That's going to be this column in the middle. So let me erase this 13 stuff. 14 So we're putting our attention here. So, 15 uh, they were just as likely to be published as they were to be 16 left either on or unwritten. Okay. 17 So published is these two buckets, 18 which is 50% and unpublished unwritten is also 50%, 19 right? So that's 50% and 50%, 20 which means those are equal numbers and equal percentages, 21 meaning that there was an equal likelihood of either getting published or unpublished. 22 And so there we have it, that's the answer. You don't even need to 23 read the other options because this was clearly supported by the graph. 24 Right. Um, you're going to see if you go through where the rest of 25 these, that clearly they're not supported by the graph. So honest...