Interpretation questions give a short piece of evidence, often a survey or a set of figures, and ask whether a conclusion follows beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence is taken as true; your job is to judge how far it goes.
A conclusion follows when the evidence supports it on its own, including simple arithmetic: if 62% of 400 staff said yes, then more than 200 said yes.
A conclusion doesn't follow when it:
- turns interest into a decision ("the company will offer a gym" when managers haven't decided);
- moves to a different group (staff answers say nothing about customers);
- multiplies two percentages and claims more than the result allows ("most will use it twice a week" when only half of 62% said so);
- treats "didn't say yes" as "said no".
Work out the numbers behind each percentage before you decide. A calculator is allowed here.