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Text 1

Yale University and the investment bank JPMorgan Chase are two of the many institutions offering training programs in entrepreneurship. But what results do such programs produce? In a study of college students in Sweden, researcher Ove Hansemark addressed this question and found that participants showed strong belief in their entrepreneurial capabilities after receiving entrepreneurial training.

Text 2

While studies of entrepreneurial training typically report positive results, a close look at these studies reveals widespread methodological shortcomings. For instance, a 1998 study by Ove Hansemark found benefits of entrepreneurial education for Swedish college students, but the study used a very small sample of only 19 students, making it difficult to say whether the training actually had an effect.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely answer the underlined question in Text 1?
A
Although the programs may seem to produce positive results, close analysis of studies of the programs shows that they produce negative results just as frequently.
B
It is unknown what results the programs produce because studies of them are often designed in ways that do not allow for definitive conclusions.
C
Most of the programs do not actually produce positive results even though program participants tend to regard them as beneficial.
D
The programs tend to produce inconsistent results because they vary substantially in their methods and aims.