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Save Time on GRE Math — The Power of Approximation

Timing is a big issue for many on the GRE math section. One way in which students could end up saving precious minutes is by using mental math shortcuts, the most powerful of which is known as...

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Data Interpretation: Practice Question of the Week #8

Hi, all! Here’s a data interpretation problem– try to figure it our for yourself before I post the answer and video explanation tomorrow! What was the approximate population of Town X in 1945? 150 750...

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GRE Data Interpretation Strategies

Helpful Tips for the GRE Data Interpretation Section If I had to count the number of questions/concerns regarding combinations or permutations, I’d have to use some pretty mighty factorials to do so....

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The Basics of Data Interpretation on the GRE

Fact: within the course of each Quantitative section, you will have, on average, two sets of Data Interpretation questions.  Each set will present data in some form (graph, table, etc.), and you will...

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GRE Data Interpretation Practice Questions: Pie Chart and Bar Chart

GRE Data Interpretation Practice Set The following pie chart shows the breakdown of revenues for a particular grocery store over the first quarter of this year.  The bar chart shows the detail of...

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Best Fit Lines in GRE Data Interpretation

Scatterplots To begin, let’s review scatterplots.  When each data point (each person, each car, each company, etc.) gives you a value for two different variables, then you can graph each data point on...

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Breakdown of the Most Commonly Tested GRE Quant Concepts

The 2nd edition Official Guide has just been released. At the back of the book is a new test (GRE Practice Test 2). In general, the concept break down is not surprising, if you look at the concepts...

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Boxplots on the GRE

First, try these practice questions. (The following diagram applies to questions #1-3) The following boxplot shows the 2012 season runs batted in (RBIs) of 280 American League batters (the top 280...

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GRE Math: Histograms

First, a practice question about the following scenario. In a survey, 86 high school students were randomly selected and asked how many hours of television they had watched in the previous week.  The...

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How Many Data Interpretation Questions on the GRE?

For students who spend most of their time studying from the ETS book and the on-line paper-based tests, you are probably used to seeing four Data Interpretation questions per test. On the actual test,...

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Save Time on GRE Math — The Power of Approximation

Timing is a big issue for many on the GRE math section. One way in which students could end up saving precious minutes is by using mental math shortcuts, the most powerful of which is known as...

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Data Interpretation: Practice Question of the Week #8

Hi, all! Here’s a data interpretation problem– try to figure it our for yourself before I post the answer and video explanation tomorrow! What was the approximate population of Town X in 1945? 150 750...

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GRE Data Interpretation Strategies

Helpful Tips for the GRE Data Interpretation Section If I had to count the number of questions/concerns regarding combinations or permutations, I’d have to use some pretty mighty factorials to do so....

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The Basics of Data Interpretation on the GRE

Fact: within the course of each Quantitative section, you will have, on average, two sets of Data Interpretation questions.  Each set will present data in some form (graph, table, etc.), and you will...

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Best Fit Lines in GRE Data Interpretation

One category of graph you certainly could see on GRE Data Interpretation questions is the scatterplot, and its associated idea of the best fit line. Let’s talk about how these beasts operate!...

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Breakdown of the Most Commonly Tested GRE Quant Concepts

The 2nd edition Official Guide has just been released. At the back of the book is a new test (GRE Practice Test 2). In general, the concept break down is not surprising, if you look at the concepts...

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Boxplots on the GRE

Boxplots are one data format you may see on the GRE Data Interpretation questions.  First, try these practice questions. (The following diagram applies to questions #1-3) The following boxplot shows...

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GRE Math: Histograms

First, a practice question about the following scenario. In a survey, 86 high school students were randomly selected and asked how many hours of television they had watched in the previous week.  The...

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How Many Data Interpretation Questions on the GRE?

For students who spend most of their time studying from the ETS book and the on-line paper-based tests, you are probably used to seeing four Data Interpretation questions per test. On the actual test,...

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GRE Data Interpretation Practice Questions

Data Interpretation on the GRE Quant On test day, when you sit down to take your GRE, you will have, among other things, two Quant sections.  Each Quant section will have a Data Interpretation problem...

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