GMAT Comparison / Analogy practice questions

Many neighboring farms have seen increased crop yields after switching to drip irrigation.

Some crops grown in the region are not compatible with any form of irrigation.

The initial cost of drip irrigation equipment has decreased by 15% over the past two years.

The average water savings from drip irrigation are calculated based on ideal soil conditions that do not apply to this farm.

Drip irrigation systems require more frequent maintenance than traditional sprinkler systems.

It confuses the total number of viewers with the number of viewers who actually purchased the product.

It ignores the possibility that customers might have discovered the product through other advertising channels.

It presumes that increased visibility always leads to increased sales without providing evidence.

It assumes that television advertising is equally effective for all demographic groups.

It fails to consider that the product's sales might have increased even without any advertising.

A separate study found that satisfaction with workplace technology is strongly correlated with overall job satisfaction.

The company's competitors have achieved higher productivity gains with similar systems by providing more comprehensive training.

Employees who were initially resistant to the new system reported higher satisfaction after receiving additional technical support.

Many employees who report satisfaction with the new system still experience frequent technical issues that disrupt their workflow.

The survey was conducted immediately after a major software update that fixed several known issues with the system.

The new technology requires specialized training that many companies are unwilling to invest in.

Companies that adopted the new technology were already more profitable than those that did not.

The study's data collection period coincided with an economic recession that disproportionately affected early adopters.

Many companies that adopted the new technology also implemented concurrent management restructuring.

Some companies that did not adopt the new technology still achieved significant improvements in efficiency through other means.

The survey measured recycling frequency by self-reporting rather than actual waste collection data.

Several other cities achieved similar participation increases without running public awareness campaigns.

Town hall meeting attendees, who were overrepresented in the survey, were more likely to have received campaign materials directly.

The city's waste processing facility began accepting three additional types of recyclables during the campaign period.

The recycling bins were distributed unevenly across neighborhoods, with wealthier areas receiving twice as many bins per capita.