[Video] Q21: Which statement from the passage is most directly reflected by the data presented in the graph?

Explanation for Question 21 From the Reading Section on the Official Sat Practice Test 8

Okay. So it was number 21. It says which statement from the passengers most 2 directly reflected by the data presented in the graph. 3 So just make sure you have a good understanding. The graph first, 4 we know that the graph is basically kind of, um, 5 broken into strong results, mixed results, 6 no results. And it kind of shows us, 7 um, what gets published, what doesn't get published. 8 We see that, you know, for the strong results, 9 more than get published in the null results. Um, 10 and so it's asking us here, 11 which one is most directly affected by the data in the passage? 12 Um, or in the graph. So we, we know that our only options span 13 between lines 30 and 55. So there's no point in you reading anything else. 14 Right. Um, so let's only read from 30 through 55 and let's see what 15 we think would honestly match what we've seen in the graph. 16 Um, so 30 is going to start here and then 55 17 is going to end here. Okay. 18 So, uh, let's just go through it. 19 So in their email responses, 20 some scientists at a deeper problems with this study or more pressing matters, 21 but many also believed their journalists just wouldn't be interested. 22 Okay. So it's not going to be the answer choice that has line 30, 23 because like it's not really talking about the actual data in the graph. 24 It's just saying that there's a study that's happening. Um, 25 let's keep going. The unfortunate reality of the publishing world is that no effects 26 do not tell your story again. T...