Question

Some states allow election-day registration, while others do not. Which statement best describes the table?

States with election-day registration had higher turnout.
States without election-day registration had higher turnout.
States with and without election-day registrations had roughly equal turnout.
States with election-day registration outnumber those without.

Answer 1

I don’t have the table you’re referring to. I can’t choose the best statement without seeing the data.

If you paste or upload the table I’ll pick the correct option. If you want to decide it yourself, use this quick guide:

- If the table gives an average turnout for each group, compare those two numbers. If the turnout in states with election-day registration (EDR) is clearly larger, choose “States with election-day registration had higher turnout.” If the opposite is true, choose the second option.
- If the table lists each state’s turnout, compute the mean (or median) turnout for the EDR group and for the non-EDR group and compare them as above. (A small difference — e.g., a percent or two — might be considered “roughly equal,” depending on your tolerance.)
- If the table only lists counts of states with and without EDR (no turnout numbers), choose “States with election-day registration outnumber those without.”
- If the two groups’ turnout values are very close, choose “States with and without election-day registrations had roughly equal turnout.”

Paste the table and I’ll give the exact answer.