Which of the following, if true, helps explain the apparent discrepanc

QUESTION

Which of the following, if true, helps explain the apparent discrepancy above?

A) The participants’ evaluations of Embracing Diversity are administered at the final session only.
B) Personnel evaluations revealed no significant differences in behavior between those that participated in Embracing Diversity and those that did not.
C) The format of Embracing Diversity has remained essentially unchanged since it was first administered.
D) The facilitators for the Embracing Diversity program have completed the program themselves.
E) The poll cited by Fernandes is part of an overall effort in the organization to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs.

ANSWER

Answer: A
Explanation: A) The poll of former participants says people don’t like the program, but there are very few negative evaluations. How can both be true? Choice A helps solve the mystery by pointing out the difference between the populations that Fernandes and Murray are polling. Fernandes polled participants of the program. That’s everyone. But if Choice A is true, then Murray only polled people who completed the program. The program is voluntary, and so people who didn’t like it probably wouldn’t attend the last session. It stands to reason that the people who attended the last session are more likely to be the people who liked the program, and it’s no surprise that there weren’t many negative evaluations from them. So Choice A explains how people could dislike a program that had very few negative evaluations. Choice B supports Fernandes but doesn’t explain the lack of negative evaluations. Choice C, if anything, deepens the mystery. If the program had changed, then that might explain the difference in poll results. But consistency in the program just makes the results seem stranger. Choice D strengthens Murray’s argument (just a little) but doesn’t explain why so many participants do not like the program. Choice E: The overall program doesn’t matter. This argument concerns the evaluation of Embracing Diversity only.