GMAT Data Insights: Table Analysis 2

Question 1

In Table Analysis questions, what is the primary purpose of being able to sort columns?

Accepted Answer

To quickly identify rankings, extremes, and relationships in the data

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To delete irrelevant rows from the table

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To change the underlying values of the data

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To merge two columns into one

Question 2

A Table Analysis statement reads 'more than half of the regions had revenue above $50M.' How do you verify it?

Accepted Answer

Count regions above $50M and compare to half the total number of regions

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Sum all revenue and divide by the number of regions

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Find the region with the highest revenue only

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Check only the first row of the table

Question 3

Each Table Analysis question presents statements that you must evaluate as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

True/False or Yes/No based only on the table

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Free-response essays

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Multiple-choice with five options

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Ranked from best to worst

Question 4

If a column shows percentages that total 100% across categories, what does this typically indicate?

Accepted Answer

The categories partition a whole, so shares can be compared directly

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The data contains an error

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Each row is independent of the others

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The values are raw counts, not proportions

Question 5

To find the median of a numeric column in a sortable table, the most efficient approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Sort the column and select the middle value(s)

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Add all values and divide by the count

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Pick the largest value

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Use the first value in the original order

Question 6

A statement claims two columns are positively correlated. What pattern would support this in the table?

Accepted Answer

As one column's values increase, the other column's values also tend to increase

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One column stays constant while the other changes

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The two columns sum to a fixed total

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The columns contain identical values

Question 7

Why is it risky to answer a Table Analysis statement using outside business knowledge?

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Answers must be supported strictly by the data in the table

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The table is always wrong

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Outside knowledge is never relevant to business

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You should never use math on the GMAT