Information and IdeasEasy–MediumEvidence that a station's new lighting reduced complaints
Information and Ideas practice question
A rail company claims that brighter lighting at a station has made passengers feel safer at night.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?
- A. Complaints from passengers about feeling unsafe at the station at night fell from 30 a month to 5 after the new lighting was installed.Correct
- B. The new lights use less electricity.
- C. The station is on a busy line.
- D. The lighting was installed in March.
Answer: A. Complaints from passengers about feeling unsafe at the station at night fell from 30 a month to 5 after the new lighting was installed.
Fewer safety complaints after the change.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The new lights use less electricity.
- Efficiency is not safety.
- C. The station is on a busy line.
- Busyness is not safety.
- D. The lighting was installed in March.
- A date is not an effect.
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