Question

A student is revising the sentence below: Because the study had only a small sampling of test subjects, Melissa reacted to its conclusions with a good deal of _______________. Which word would suggest the most negative judgment of the study? Concern: a care or worry Reservation: a doubt or misgiving Suspicion: a belief that something is wrong Uncertainty: a state of doubt; not sure

Answer 1

I want to say Suspicion because with the limited amount of test subjects, She may doubt her conclusions as there were not enough data or subjects to give an accurate result.

Answer 2

The third alternative is correct (C).

Melissa reacted to her conclusions with a good deal of Suspicion.

A scientific experiment based on data must have a satisfactory sample (number of experiments) so that its results are reliable.

In this exercise, the sample was small, which can lead to a bias in the result, generating suspicion.