February 1994 LSAT Section 1 Question 8

Of 2,500 people who survived a first heart attack, those who did not smoke had their first heart attack at a median a...

Keet on November 2, 2021

How is E the correct answer?

I am confused by this answer, E is talking about death within the 2,500 cases studied. The conclusion on the other hand, is talking about the general age comparison of first heart attack sufferers.

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Emil-Kunkin on January 19, 2022

Hi @keet, the author makes a conclusion general conclusion about people who suffer heart attacks. However, the data they use is only about people who survive, therefore the conclusion is based on an unrepresentative sample.