apparent lack of success EXCEPT:

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apparent lack of success EXCEPT:

by himu » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:37 pm
An internal survey revealed that some employees at Company Y had called in sick in order to take care of a sick child. The company's CEO instituted free on-site day care in hopes of reducing the number of employees engaging in this practice. However, the number of employees who called in sick to care for a sick child was actually higher in the sixth month of the on-site day-care program than it had been the month before the program was instituted.

Each of the following, if true, might account for the free day-care plan's apparent lack of success EXCEPT:

Many parents at Company Y employ nannies, who care for both sick and healthy children.
Many parents declined to use the day care for fear that their sick children would catch a second illness from another sick child.
The on-site free day-care center is noisy, hot, and uncomfortable.
The sixth month of the on-site day-care program happened to fall at the height of flu season.
During the six-month period in question, the number of employees at Company Y increased by 25%.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:00 pm
Result: the number of parents calling in sick to stay home with their children was higher six months into a free daycare program than it was before the program was instituted.

We're looking for the one answer that doesn't help explain this outcome.

Many parents at Company Y employ nannies, who care for both sick and healthy children.
(Parents with nannies would not call in with or without the program, so they have no effect on the numbers)


Many parents declined to use the day care for fear that their sick children would catch a second illness from another sick child.
(If parents fear spreading illness, they will be more likely to call in than to use the daycare)

The on-site free day-care center is noisy, hot, and uncomfortable.
(If parents think their children will be uncomfortable, they are less likely to use the daycare)

The sixth month of the on-site day-care program happened to fall at the height of flu season.
(The increase in parents calling in sick may be due to causes outside of the program's control)

During the six-month period in question, the number of employees at Company Y increased by 25%.
(More employees likely means more employees calling in sick to take care of their children)
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