For Command of Evidence questions tied to a graph, restate the conclusion in your own words as a specific comparison—here, $80,000 versus $20,000 after the grant. Then scan the graph only for the data that directly test that comparison, prioritizing time points when an effect could occur and choosing the option that accurately describes the most comprehensive pattern across those points.
Hints
- Hint 1
Match the comparison to the conclusion
The conclusion is about whether $80,000 produces more benefit than $20,000. Look for a choice that directly compares those two groups.
- Hint 2
Focus on post-grant measurements
Baseline is before the grants. To evaluate “benefit,” focus on three months and nine months.
- Hint 3
Check both time points
A strong supporting statement should hold at both post-grant times, not just one.
Step-by-step
- Step 1
Identify what would support the conclusion
The conclusion compares large versus moderate grants, so the strongest support will show that the $80,000 group does not exceed—and ideally falls below—the $20,000 group after the grants are given.
- Step 2
Compare the two grant groups at each post-grant time
At three months, the $20,000 bar is higher than the $80,000 bar.
At nine months, the $20,000 bar is again higher than the $80,000 bar.
- Step 3
Select the choice that states that pattern
The option that describes the $20,000 group being higher than the $80,000 group at both three months and nine months is correct.
At both three months and nine months after distribution, workshops receiving the $20,000 grant have higher average output index values than workshops receiving the $80,000 grant, as shown in the graph.