An increase in requests for help · Examining the denominator in a comparison

Examining the denominator in a comparison in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Examining the denominator in a comparison.

Compare explanations by how well they account for the evidence and by their limitations. More than one explanation may fit the data; justify a preference without excluding untested alternatives.

Context: An increase in requests for help. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

An alternative explanation is that the same level of difficulty affected a larger group.

يتمثل تفسير بديل في أن مستوى الصعوبة نفسه أثر في مجموعة أكبر.

We should also consider whether a new reporting channel made previously unreported difficulties more visible.

وينبغي أن ننظر أيضًا في ما إذا كانت قناة إبلاغ جديدة جعلت صعوبات غير مبلغ عنها سابقًا أكثر ظهورًا.

A careful interpretation compares the relevant quantities before choosing among those explanations.

تقارن قراءة دقيقة الكميات ذات الصلة قبل الاختيار بين تلك التفسيرات.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: An alternative explanation is that the same level of difficulty affected a larger group.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: تقارن قراءة دقيقة الكميات ذات الصلة قبل الاختيار بين تلك التفسيرات.