Question

Scientists follow specific processes in order to determine valid explanations and conclusions from scientific data. Students graduating from Rydell High School in 2010 were asked to fill out an exit survey the last week of school. When students were asked to compare language arts courses with science courses, 20% of males reported preferring language arts and 80% reported preferring science. For females, 90% reported preferring language arts and 10% reported preferring science. Which of the following would be a valid conclusion based on the data from this study? a. Females are better at language arts than males, and males are better at science than females b. Females at Rydell High School are better at language arts than males at RHS, and males at RHS are better at science than females at RHS c. Females at Rydell High School prefer language arts courses to science courses, and males at Rydell High School prefer science courses to language arts courses d. For a specific graduating class at Rydell High School, the majority of male students preferred science courses over language arts, and the majority of female students preferred language arts courses over science

Answer 1

Answer:

d. For a specific graduating class at Rydell High School, the majority of male students preferred science courses over language arts, and the majority of female students preferred language arts courses over science

Explanation:

The text shows that only the 2010 Rydell High School graduating class responded to the test where they were to indicate their preferences for two courses. The result of this test indicated that most men in this class prefer science courses rather than language arts courses, on the other hand; the majority of women in this class prefer language arts courses rather than science courses.  Accordingly, the best conclusion to be drawn from this text is that described in letter D.

Answer 2

The VALID conclusion within the options given is answer D. For a specific graduating class at Rydell High School, the majority of male students preferred science courses over language arts, and the majority of female students preferred language arts courses over science. The key words are "prefer" and "graduating".