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Among people who experience migraine headaches, some experience what doctors call "common" migraines,
whereas others experience "classical" migraines. Siblings and spouses of common migraine sufferers are
themselves twice as likely as the general population to experience common migraines. Siblings of classical
migraine sufferers are four times more likely than the general population to experience classical migraines,
whereas spouses of classical migraine sufferers are no more likely than the general population to experience
such headaches. The information above provides the most support for which of the following
hypotheses?
A. Susceptibility to classical migraines is more dependent on hereditary factors than is susceptibility to common
migraines.
B. Unmarried adults are more likely to suffer from classical migraines than they are to suffer from common
migraines.
C. People who do not experience migraine headaches are unlikely to have spouses who are migraine headache
sufferers.
D. Children of people who suffer from common migraines are not more likely than the general population to
experience a common migraine.
E. Between one-quarter and one-half of the general population suffer from either common or classical migraine
headaches.

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by theCodeToGMAT » Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:07 am
Is the Answer [spoiler]{A}[/spoiler]???
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by vinay1983 » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:55 am
I think it has to be A. Here is why.People suffer from migraine, classical and common

Common Migraines
Sibling and spouses of common migraines sufferers suffer twice as much as general population

Classical Migraines
Siblings suffer 4 times as much as general population
Spouses suffer no more than the general population

A. Yes we can say that because we have some info to conclude this. We can observe this under the sub group classical migraine. Siblings get more affected, spouse even with the population

B. No info about married or unmarried seems irrelevant to me

C. We have no information about people who do not experience migraines

D. Nothing is given in this regard. We are only told about the "relatives" of such people.

E. No-no no statistics here.Too concrete
You can, for example never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to!

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by narungpoole » Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:54 pm
rakeshd347 wrote:Among people who experience migraine headaches, some experience what doctors call "common" migraines,
whereas others experience "classical" migraines. Siblings and spouses of common migraine sufferers are
themselves twice as likely as the general population to experience common migraines. Siblings of classical
migraine sufferers are four times more likely than the general population to experience classical migraines,
whereas spouses of classical migraine sufferers are no more likely than the general population to experience
such headaches. The information above provides the most support for which of the following
hypotheses?
A. Susceptibility to classical migraines is more dependent on hereditary factors than is susceptibility to common
migraines.
B. Unmarried adults are more likely to suffer from classical migraines than they are to suffer from common
migraines.
C. People who do not experience migraine headaches are unlikely to have spouses who are migraine headache
sufferers.
D. Children of people who suffer from common migraines are not more likely than the general population to
experience a common migraine.
E. Between one-quarter and one-half of the general population suffer from either common or classical migraine
headaches.
I'll go the Answer A !!
And I think its the perfect of all,, but I wish if some one could help me out with my migraine problem.