whenever a major airplane accident occurs,there is a dramatic increase in the number of airplane mishaps reported,a phnenomeno may last as long as a few months after the accident.Airline official asserts that the publicity given the gruesomeness of a major airline accident focus media attention on the airline industry and the number of reported accidents is caused by an increase in the number of news resurce covering airline accidents,not by the increase in the numberof accidents.
which of the following ,if true ,would seriously weaken the assertion of the airline officials?
a,The publicity surrounding airline accidents is largely limited to the country in which the crash occured.
b ,airline accident tend to occur far more often during certain peak travel months.
c,News organization do not have any guidelines to help them decide how severe or how close an accident must be for it to recieve coverage.
d Airplane accidents recieve coverage by news sources only when the news sources find it advantageous to do so.
E.studies by goverment regulators show that the number of airplane fligt miles remain relatively constant from month to month.