MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 84: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 84

5. The author deems all of the following as positive aspects of the recent study discussed EXCEPT:

  • A. pointing out potentially helpful ways in which clinical trial recruitment can be improved.
  • B. separating Hispanic women in the study into specific groups.
  • C. utilizing an anthropological approach in analyzing cancer data in Hispanics.
  • D. gathering data on all of the different Hispanic subgroups.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

D This is an Inference/EXCEPT question.

A: No. Paragraph 3 states, "Recruitment of minorities, specifically Hispanics, to clinical trials has been a significant problem that can potentially be overcome by adequate protocol development and investigator education regarding specific knowledge, attitudes, and needs of minority populations."

B: No. In paragraph 3, the author mentions that the subjects were divided into "four different groups of women of Hispanic/Latino origin."

C: No. The author states in paragraph 3 that it is "timely and refreshing to see an anthropological evaluation of the problem of cancer in (female) Hispanics."

D: Yes. The correct answer choice will have the least support from the passage. The study in question divided the women into four categories. However, the author does not suggest that there are only four subgroups, or that the study covered all existing subgroups.

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