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Figures 1 & 2 on page 10, Questions 22-31 passage set.
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Figure 1
Figure 1 presents a graph titled “Organic Yield as a Percentage of Conventional Yield, by Crop Type.”
The percentages 40 through 120, in increments of 20%, are indicated on the horizontal axis. At 100%, a
vertical dashed line extends from the horizontal axis to the top of the graph. At 100%, the organic yield is
the same as the conventional yield.
A key titled “Crop Type” identifies the types of crops and the number of observations for each type of
crop. The data for each crop type are as follows. Note that all percentage values are approximate.
All crops: 316 observations; 75%.
Fruits: 14 observations; 98%.
Oilseed crops: 28 observations; 90%.
Cereals: 161 observations; 74%.
Vegetables: 82 observations; 68%.
Figure 2
Figure 2 presents a graph titled “Organic Yield as a Percentage of Conventional Yield, by Species.” The
percentages 40 through 120, in increments of 20%, are indicated on the horizontal axis. At 100%, a
vertical dashed line extends from the horizontal axis to the top of the graph. At 100%, the organic yield is
the same as the conventional yield.
A key titled “Species” identifies the types of species and the number of observations for each species. The
data for each species are as follows. Note that all percentage values are approximate.
Maize: 74 observations; 85%.
Barley: 19 observations; 69%.
Wheat: 53 observations; 62%.
Tomato: 35 observations; 79%.
Soybean: 25 observations; 90%.
Figures adapted from Verena Seufert, Navin Ramankutty, and Jonathan A. Foley, “Comparing the Yields
of Organic and Conventional Agriculture.” ©2012 by Nature Publishing Group.
Graphic on page 15, Questions 32-41 passage set
Mean score: mean of scores for the comments in each category, with the score for each comment being
determined by the number of positive votes from website users minus the number of negative votes
The figure presents a graph titled “Artificially Up-Voted Comments versus Control Comments.” The
horizontal axis is labeled “Category of news,” and the following seven categories are listed from left to
right along the axis: “business,” “culture and society,” “politics,” “information technology,” “fun,”
“economics,” and “general news.” The vertical axis is labeled “Mean score,” and the numbers 1 through 4
are indicated.
For each category of news, the graph shows the mean score of control comments, and the mean score of
artificially up-voted comments. The graph also shows bars that indicate the range, maximum, and
minimum scores for each category. The score for each comment was determined by the number of positive
votes from website users minus the number of negative votes.
The data are as follows. Note that all values are approximate.
Business. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 3 point 7 5; Mean, 3 point 2; Minimum, 2 point 5 5. Control.
Maximum, 2 point 2 5; Mean, 2 point 1; Minimum, 2.
Culture and Society. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 3 point 4; Mean, 3 point 0 5; Minimum, 2 point 7 5.
Control. Maximum, 2 point 4; Mean, 2 point 3; Minimum, 2 point 2 5.
Politics. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 2 point 8 5; Mean, 2 point 5; Minimum, 2 point 1. Control.
Maximum, 1 point 9; Mean, 1 point 8; Minimum, 1 point 7 5.
Information Technology. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 2 point 6 5; Mean, 2 point 2; Minimum, 1 point
8. Control. Maximum, 1 point 8; Mean, 1 point 6 5; Minimum, 1 point 6.
Fun. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 2 point 7; Mean, 2 point 3 5; Minimum, 2 point 1. Control.
Maximum, 2 point 1; Mean, 2; Minimum, 1 point 9 5.
Economics. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 2 point 7; Mean, 2 point 1 5; Minimum, 1 point 6. Control.
Maximum, 1 point 9 5; Mean, 1 point 8 5; Minimum, 1 point 7 5.
General News. Artificially up-voted. Maximum, 2 point 5; Mean, 2 point 1 5; Minimum, 1 point 7 5.
Control. Maximum, 2 point 1; Mean, 2 point 0 5; Minimum, 1 point 9 5.
Adapted from Lev Muchnik, Sinan Aral, and Sean J. Taylor, “Social Influence Bias: A Randomized
Experiment.” ©2013 by American Association for the Advancement of Science.