{"id":462,"date":"2019-09-10T13:32:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T18:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=462"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:40:42","slug":"4-tips-for-data-interpretation-on-the-gre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gre\/4-tips-for-data-interpretation-on-the-gre\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips for Data Interpretation on the GRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interpreting data on the GRE math section may come in many forms: charts, graphs, tables, or extrapolating information from a reading passage. Mastering all the different ways to interpret data will be an important part of scoring well on the GRE. \u00a0Make sure to remember the following tips and strategies when faced with a data interpretation question. Then, use them to solve the sample problem below.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GRE Data Interpretation: Tips and Strategies<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_promobox '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Read the passage or information before looking at any questions.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Reading the question(s) first may mislead you when you\u2019re examining the passage. Although it may seem like you\u2019re targeting your reading, the chances you\u2019ll make a mistake are much greater if you read the question(s) first.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8c7' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Carefully examine any chart, graph or table.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Make sure you know what information the chart, graph or table is relaying. Carefully examine the title and what the x- and y-axes represent. And try to analyze the information in the chart, graph or table.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Don\u2019t be afraid to take notes and\/or write out the math.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>You should never try to compute a data interpretation question without writing down the figures. Although it may take a few seconds longer, the chances you\u2019ll correctly answer the question are much greater if you write out the math.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue841' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Look for patterns.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>If numbers and figures come easily to you, look to see if you can see a pattern in the data. But even if you think you know the answer because there\u2019s a pattern, do the math just to be sure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#efefef;color:#ffffff;border-color:#efefef;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_heading '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   av-lazyload-immediate  av-lazyload-video-embed  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P32PG0jYyxA' ><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P32PG0jYyxA?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_image  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GRE Data Interpretation: Practice Question<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container avia_animated_image avia_animate_when_almost_visible top-to-bottom av-styling-    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_toggle_container  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='wp-image-0 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-0 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-10-at-12.29.20-PM-300x256.png\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nWhat is the average (arithmetic mean) height, in inches, of the 5 students\u2019 mothers?<br \/>\n<em>A<\/em>. 60<br \/>\n<em>B<\/em>. 62.5<br \/>\n<em>C<\/em>. 65<br \/>\n<em>D<\/em>. 70<br \/>\n<em>E<\/em>. 72<br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-1\">Answer and Explanation<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><p>After you examine the graph carefully, you should notice that the <em>y<\/em>-axis has the height of each student\u2019s mother in inches. That means you will only refer to the information on the <em>y<\/em>-axis, as the <em>x<\/em>-axis (height of father) is not relevant to this question. With this in mind, we see that two mothers are 60 inches tall, one is 65 inches tall, and the other two are 70 inches tall. To find the average, we need to add all their heights together and then divide by 5, the total number of mothers. Let\u2019s do the math:<br \/>\n60 + 60 + 65 + 70 + 70 = 325 (all heights together)<br \/>\n325 \u00f7 5 = 65 (average height\u2014or arithmetic mean\u2014of the mothers)<br \/>\nNow that we\u2019ve done the math, we can see that <em>C<\/em> is the right answer!<br \/>\n(There\u2019s another, faster way to solve this problem. If you\u2019re good at noticing patterns, you would\u2019ve seen that the average of the two mothers at 60 inches tall and the other two mothers at 70 inches tall would\u2019ve been 65 inches. This is the same height as the other remaining mother, meaning the average height for all the mothers would be 65. Looking for patterns like this can save you time when completing data interpretation questions, but if you\u2019re stuck, just do the math to get the correct answer.)<\/p>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\nData interpretation questions on the\u00a0GRE\u00a0require you to read and examine any charts, graphs or tables closely. Getting enough test prep\u00a0will ensure you\u2019re ready for any data interpretation questions that come your way on test day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-70\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"a78fe19e226d385662749ccaadcdccd7ecdcab651c77e3b874bfcb76a80605a7\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-71\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"185e834399a9fdd414ded52f3f51a4735f464b8c612f006f44ffba835a649b4f\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interpreting data on the GRE math section may come in many forms: charts, graphs, tables, or extrapolating information from a reading passage. 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