Premise: In 2013 we invited tens of thousands of young firms in Nanchang, in China’s Jiangxi province, to participate in business meetings. From the pool of applicants, 2,820 were randomly selected as the study sample. These firms were small on average, they employed 36 workers and had an annual profit of £93,000
Statement: These firms were tiny: on average, they employed 36 workers and had an annual profit of £93,000
Relationship: contradiction