VivianKerr wrote:Conclusion: Devron employees productive on other days.

Evidence: KaleeCo had twice the loss as Devron.

Assumptions: That there isn't another reason for the loss (KaleeCo employees more productive overall, the KaleeCo sick employees were the most productive, the Devron sick employees were least productive, etc.)

Question Rephrase: What would SUPPORT the conclusion?

Prediction: If the sick employees are equally productive between the 2 companies, if Devron's sick employees were the most productive, etc.

IMO: C.

If their productivity is normally the same AND they have the same employees working the same hours, then the only explanation for Devron to have more productivity is if Devron's employees are working harder to compensate.

Prediction: If the sick employees are equally productive between the 2 companies, if Devron's sick employees were the most productive, etc.

If their productivity is normally the same AND they have the same employees working the same hours, then the only explanation for Devron to have more productivity is if Devron's employees are working harder to compensate.

sk1 wrote:KaleeCo has compared the loss in productivity it experiences from employee sick days to the loss experienced by its competitor,Devron. Although they have the same number of employees working the same hours, KaleeCo had on avg twice the loss in productivity due to sick days that Devron had. KaleeCo officials concluded that Devron's employees made additional productivity gains on other days to compensate.

Which of the following, if true offers the most support of the conclusion drawn by the KaleeCo officials ?

A. Some of the days categorized as sick days by KaleeCo employees were actually personal days.
B. The employees of Devron were actually no healthier than the employees of KaleeCo.
C. The overall productivity of KaleeCo is equal to that of Devron.
D. KaleeCo was more profitable than Devron last quarter.
E. KaleeCo and Devron are in the same industry.