Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Expressions for surveys
Hi, I'd like to ask you about expressions for surveys.
Please check if anything is wrong with the following sentences.
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(A) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into consideration.
(B) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into account.
Do (A) and (B) mean the same thing?
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(C) The male/female ratio needs to be equal split.
(D) The male/female ratio needs to be equal.
Do (C) and (D) mean the same thing?
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(E) The male/female ratio needs to be 4/6.
In this case, if the number of respondents is 100, the male are 40 while the female are 60. Is this correct?
Please check if anything is wrong with the following sentences.
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(A) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into consideration.
(B) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into account.
Do (A) and (B) mean the same thing?
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(C) The male/female ratio needs to be equal split.
(D) The male/female ratio needs to be equal.
Do (C) and (D) mean the same thing?
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(E) The male/female ratio needs to be 4/6.
In this case, if the number of respondents is 100, the male are 40 while the female are 60. Is this correct?
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(A) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into consideration. (B) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into account. Do (A) and (B) mean the same thing?
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(A) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into consideration.
(B) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into account.
Do (A) and (B) mean the same thing? -- Yes. I prefer B, as it is more objective.
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(C) The male/female ratio needs to be equal split.
(D) The male/female ratio needs to be equal.
(A) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into consideration.
(B) The age distribution of the respondents is not taken into account.
Do (A) and (B) mean the same thing? -- Yes. I prefer B, as it is more objective.
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(C) The male/female ratio needs to be equal split.
(D) The male/female ratio needs to be equal.
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Thank you for your response.
I have not known that "take into account" is more objective than "take into consideration".
Also, I have not known that "ratio" is a bit casual.
Thank you for your explanation. It helped me a lot.
I have not known that "take into account" is more objective than "take into consideration".
Also, I have not known that "ratio" is a bit casual.
Thank you for your explanation. It helped me a lot.
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