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TableofContentsCoverTitlePageCopyrightTableofContentsLetterfromthePresidentandCEO,GMAC™GMAT™OfficialGuideDataInsightsReview2023-20241.0WhatIstheGMAT™Exam?1.0WhatIstheGMAT™Exam?1.1WhyTaketheGMATExam?1.2GMAT™FocusEditionFormat1.3WhatIstheTestExperienceLike?1.4WhatIstheTestContentLike?1.5DataInsightsSection1.6QuantitativeReasoningSection1.7VerbalReasoningSection1.8HowAreScoresCalculated?2.0HowtoPrepare2.0HowtoPrepare2.1HowShouldIPreparefortheTest?2.2GettingReadyforExamDay2.3HowtoUsetheGMAT™OfficialGuideDataInsightsReview2023-20242.4HowtoUseOtherGMATOfficialPrepProducts2.5TipsforTakingtheExam3.0MathReview3.0MathReview3.1Value,Order,andFactors3.2Algebra,Equalities,andInequalities3.3Rates,Ratios,andPercents3.4Statistics,Sets,Counting,Probability,Estimation,andSeries3.5_ReferenceSheets4.0DataInsightsReview4.0DataInsightsReview4.1DataSetsandTypes4.2DataDisplays4.3DataPatterns5.0DataInsights5.0DataInsights5.1WhatIsMeasured|

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5.2QuestionTypesandTest-TakingStrategies5.3.SectionInstructions5.4PracticeQuestions5.5.AnswerKey5.6AnswerExplanations6.0GMAT™OfficialGuideDataInsightsReviewQuestionIndex6.0GMAT™OfficialGuideDataInsightsReviewQuestionIndexAppendixAAnswerSheetDataInsightsReviewAnswerSheetOnlineQuestionBankInformationEndUserLicenseAgreement

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DearGMAT™TestTaker,Thankyouforyourinterestingraduatemanagementeducation.Todaymorethan7,700graduateprogramsaroundtheworldusetheGMATexamtoestablishtheirMBA,businessmaster’s,andothergraduate-levelmanagementdegreeprogramsashallmarksofexcellence.SevenoutoftencandidatesapplytobusinessschoolwiththeirGMATexamscore.*ByusingtheGMAT™OfficialGuidetopreparefortheGMATFocusEdition,you'retakingaveryimportantsteptowardachievingyourgoalsandpursuingadmissiontotheMBAorbusinessmaster’sprogramthatisthebestfitforyou.TheGMAT™OfficialGuideDataInsightsReview2023-2024,isdesignedtohelpyouprepareforandbuildconfidencetodoyourbestonexamday.It’stheonlyguidethatfeaturesrealGMATquestionspublishedbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC™),themakersoftheGMATexam.ThisguideandtheotherprintanddigitalGMAT™OfficialPrepproductsavailableatmba.comwillgiveyoutheconfidencetoachieveyourpersonalbestontheGMATexamandlaunchorreinvigoratearewardingcareer.For70years,theGMATexamhashelpedcandidateslikeyoudemonstratetheircommandoftheskillsneededforsuccessintheclassroomandshowcasetoschoolstheircommitmenttopursuingagraduatebusinessdegree.SchoolsuseandtrusttheGMATexamaspartoftheiradmissionsprocessbecauseit’saprovenpredictorofclassroomsuccessandyourabilitytoexcelinyourchosenprogram.ThemissionofGMACistoensurenotalentgoesundiscovered.Wearedriventoprovideyouwiththetoolsandinformationyouneedtoguideyouthroughyourjourneyingraduatemanagementeducation,continuouslyimprovetheGMATexam,andhelpyoufindandconnectwiththebest-fitschoolsandprogramsforyou.Weapplaudyourcommitmenttoeducationalsuccessandwishyouthebestonallyourfutureeducationalandprofessionalendeavors.Sincerely,JoyJ.JonesCEO,GraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil*Top100FinancialTimesfull-timeMBAprograms+StudyXxy

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1.0WhatIstheGMAT™Exam?1.0WhatIstheGMAT™Exam?TheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest™(GMAT™)isusedinadmissionsdecisionsbymorethan7,700graduatemanagementprogramsatabout2,400businessschoolsworldwide.Ithelpsbothyouandtheseschoolsgaugehowwellyoucandoingraduate-levelmanagementstudies.Unlikeundergraduategradesandcourses,whosemeaningsvaryacrossregionsandinstitutions,yourGMATscoresareastandardized,statisticallyvalid,andreliablemeasureofhowwellyouarelikelytodointhecorecoursesofagraduatemanagementprogram.ThisguideisfortheGMAT™FocusEdition.Theexamhasthreesections,whichtestyourVerbalReasoning,QuantitativeReasoning,andDataInsightsskills.Theseskillsincludecriticalthinking,dataanalysis,andproblem-solving,whichallcallforcomplexjudgments.Managementfacultyandadmissionsprofessionalshavefoundthatincominggraduatestudentsneedtheseskills.Andemployersworldwideneedtheirprofessionalstafftohavetheseskillsaswell.ThischaptergivesmoredetailsabouttheGMATFocusEditionbelow.Youwilltaketheexamonacomputereitheronlineoratatestcenter,alwaysinEnglish.Itisnotatestofbusinessknowledge,subjectmastery,Englishvocabulary,oradvancedcomputingskills.Nordoesitmeasureotherfactorshelpfulinbusiness,suchasjobexperience,leadershipability,motivation,orsocialskills.YourGMATscoreismeanttobeanobjective,numericmeasureofyourabilityandpotentialforsuccess.Businessschoolswilluseitaspartoftheirholisticadmissionsprocesses,whichmayalsoconsiderrecommendationletters,essays,interviews,workexperiences,andothersignsofsocialandemotionalintelligenceaswellasleadership.1.1WhyTaketheGMATExam?Takingtheexamhelpsyoustandoutasanapplicantandshowyou'rereadyforandcommittedtograduatemanagementeducation.SchoolsuseGMATscoresinchoosingthemostqualifiedapplicants.Theyknowanapplicantwhohastakentheexamisseriousaboutearningagraduatebusinessdegree,andtheyknowtheexamscoresreliablypredicthowwellapplicantscandoingraduatebusinessprograms.Nomatterhowyoudoontheexam,youshouldcontactschoolsthatinterestyoutolearnmoreaboutthemandtoaskhowtheyuseGMATscoresandothercriteriainadmissionsdecisions.Schooladmissionsoffices,websites,andpublicationsarekeysourcesofinformationwhenyouareresearchingbusinessschools.Notethatschools’publishedGMATscoresareaveragesofthescoresoftheiradmittedstudents,notminimumscoresneededforadmission.Tolearnmoreabouttheexam,testpreparationmaterials,registration,andhowtouseyourGMATscoresinapplyingtobusinessschools,pleasevisitmba.com/gmatfocus.+StudyXY

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Myth-vs-FACTM—IfIdon’tgetahighGMATscore,Iwon’tgetintomytop-choiceschools.F—TherearegreatschoolsforstudentswithanyGMATscore.FewpeopletakingtheGMATexamwillgetaperfectscoreof805,yetmanywillgetintotopbusiness-schoolprogramsaroundtheworld.AdmissionsofficerswilluseGMATscoresasonefactorinadmissionsdecisionsalongwithundergraduaterecords,applicationessays,interviews,lettersofrecommendation,andotherinformation.VisitProgramFinderonmba.comtolearnwhichprogramsandschoolsarerightforyou.1.2GMAT™FocusEditionFormatTheGMAT™FocusEditionhasthreeseparatelytimedsections(seethetableonthefollowingpage).TheDataInsightssectionincludesmultiple-choicequestionsalongwithotherkindsofgraphicalanddataanalysisquestions.TheQuantitativeReasoningsectionandtheVerbalReasoningsectionhaveonlymultiple-choicequestions.AllthreeGMATsectionsarecomputeradaptive.Thismeansthetestchoosesfromalargebankofquestionstoadjustitselftoyourabilitylevel,soyouwillnotgetmanyquestionsthataretoohardortooeasyforyou.Thefirstquestionwillbeofmediumdifficulty.Asyouanswereachquestion,thecomputerusesyouranswer,alongwithyourresponsestoearlierquestions,tochoosethenextquestionwiththerightdifficultylevel.Computer-adaptivetestsgetharderasyouanswermorequestionsright.Butgettingaquestionthatseemseasierthanthelastonedoesn’talwaysmeanyourlastanswerwaswrong.Thetestmustaskyoumanytypesofquestionsondifferentsubjects,soitwillnotalwaysgiveyouaquestionoftheperfectdifficultylevel.Myth-vs-FACTM—GettinganeasierquestionmeansIansweredthelastonewrong.F—Worryingthataquestionseemstooeasyisn’thelpful.Manyfactorsmaymakethequestionseasierorharder,sodon’twastetimeworryingifsomequestionsseemeasy.Tomakesureeverytesttakergetsequivalentcontent,thetestgivesspecificnumbersofquestionsofeachtypeandabouteachkindofsubject.Butsometimesnoavailablequestionperfectlymeetstheseconstraints.Inthiscase,thetestchoosesthebestavailablequestion,whichmaybeslightlyharderoreasierthanyournextquestionwouldnormallybe.Also,rememberyouwillbestrongerinsomesubjectsthaninothers.Sincethetestcoversthesamekindsofsubjectsforeveryone,someitemsmaybeharderoreasierforyouthanforothertesttakers.AnewfeatureintheGMATisabookmarkyoucanusetomarkanyquestionsyoufeelunsureaboutduringtheexam.Anothernewfeatureletsyoureviewandedityouranswersattheendofeachsection.Youcanreviewandeditanswerseventoquestionsyouhavenotbookmarked,butbookmarkingaquestionhelpsyoufinditagainquickly.Youcanbookmarkasmanyquestionsasyoulike.Youcanreviewallquestionswhetherornottheyarebookmarked,butyoucanonlchangeyouranswerstothreequestionspersection.YoumustfinishallyourbookerfERPR

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reviewing,andeditingwithineachsection’stimelimit.Noextratimeisgiventousethesenewfeatures.Becausethecomputerusesyouranswerstochooseyournextquestion,youcannotskipquestions.Butattheendofeachsection,youcangoback,reviewallquestions,andedityouranswersforuptothreequestions.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtoansweraquestion,trytoruleoutasmanywronganswerchoicesaspossible.Thenpicktheanswerchoiceyouthinkisbest.Thougheachtesttakergetsdifferentquestions,themixofquestiontypesisalwaysthesame.Yourscoredependsonthedifficultyandstatisticaltraitsofthequestionsyouanswer,aswellasonwhichofyouranswersareright.Byadaptingtoeachtesttaker,theexamcanaccuratelyandefficientlygaugeafullrangeofskilllevels,fromveryhightoverylow.Thepracticequestionsinthisbookandtheonlinequestionbankaccessedviamba.com/my-accountareformattedandpresenteddifferentlythanquestionsontheactualexam.Thepracticequestionsareorganizedbyquestiontypeandfromeasiesttohardest.Butonthetest,youmayseedifferenttypesofquestionsinanyorderwithineachsection.HerearesixthingstoknowaboutGMATquestions:1.Thecomputerscreenshowsonlyonequestionorquestionpromptatatime,exceptforsometypesofDataInsightsquestions.2.Radiobuttons,ratherthanletters,marktheanswerchoicesformultiple-choicequestions.3.TheDataInsightssectiongivesquestionsofdifferenttypesinrandomorder.4.Youmustchooseananswerandconfirmyourchoicebeforemovingontothenextquestion.5.Youcanbookmarkquestionstoremindyourselftoreviewthemattheendofthesection.6.Onceyouanswerallofasection’squestions,youmayrevisitanyquestions,whetherbookmarkedornot,andedituptothreeanswersinthesection.FormatoftheGMAT™FocusEditionQuestionsTimingDataInsights2045min.DataSufficiencyMulti-SourceReasoningTableAnalysisGraphicsInterpretationTwo-PartAnalysisQuantitativeReasoning2145min.VerbalReasoning2345min.ReadingComprehensionCriticalReasoningTotalTime135min.+Studyxy

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Onexamday,rightbeforeyoustarttheexam,youcanchooseanyorderinwhichyouwilltakethethreesections.Forexample,youcanchoosetostartwithVerbalReasoning,thendoQuantitativeReasoning,andendwithDataInsights.Or,youcanchoosetodoDataInsightsfirst,followedbyVerbalReasoningandthenQuantitativeReasoning.Betweensections,youcantakeoneoptionalten-minutebreakaftereitherthefirstsectionorthesecondsection.1.3WhatIstheTestExperienceLike?Youcantaketheexameitheronlineoratatestcenter—whicheveryouprefer.Youmayfeelmorecomfortableathomewiththeonlinedeliveryformat.Oryoumayprefertheuninterrupted,secureenvironmentofatestcenter.Itisyourchoice.Bothoptionshavethesamecontent,structure,optionalten-minutebreak,scores,andscorescales.AttheTestCenter:Over700testcentersworldwideadministertheGMATexamunderstandardizedconditions.Eachtestcenterhasproctoredtestingroomswithindividualcomputerworkstationsthatletyoutaketheexaminapeaceful,quietsetting,withsomeprivacy.Youmustnottakenotesorscratchpaperintothetestingroom,butyouwillgetanerasablenotepadandmarkertouseduringthetest.Tolearnmoreaboutexamday,visitmba.com/gmatfocus.Online:TheGMATexamdeliveredonlineisproctoredremotely,soyoucantakeitinthecomfortofyourhomeoroffice.Youwillneedaquietworkspacewithadesktoporlaptopcomputerthatmeetsminimumsystemrequirements,awebcam,andareliableinternetconnection.Formoreinformationaboutexamday,visitmba.com/gmatfocus.Tolearnmoreaboutavailableaccommodationsfortheexam,visitmba.com/accommodations.1.4WhatIstheTestContentLike?TheGMATexammeasuresseveraltypesofanalyticalreasoning.TheDataInsightssectionasksyoutousediversereasoningskillstosolverealisticproblemsinvolvingdata.Italsoasksyoutointerpretandcombinedatafromdifferentsourcesandindifferentformatstoreachconclusions.TheQuantitativeReasoningsectiongivesyoubasicarithmeticandalgebraproblems.Someareabstract,whileothersarerealisticwordproblems.Thetestquestionsareaboutvarioussubjects,buttheexamtellsyoueverythingyouneedtoknowtoanswerthequestions.Youdonotneeddetailedoutsideknowledgeofthesubjects.Theexamdoesnottestbusinessknowledge,vocabulary,oradvancedcomputerskills.YouwillneedbasicmathandEnglishskillstodowellonthetest,butitmainlymeasuresanalyticalandcriticalthinkingskills.+StudyXy

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Myth-vs-FACT‘M—MyGMATscoredoesnotpredictmysuccessinbusinessschool.F—False.TheGMATexammeasuresyourcriticalthinkingskills,whichyouwillneedinbusinessschoolandyourcareer.HundredsofstudiesacrosshundredsofschoolshaveproventheGMAT’svalidity.Together,thesestudieshaveshownthatperformanceontheGMATpredictssuccessinbusinessschoolevenbetterthanundergraduategradesdo.Theexammeasureshowwellyoureason,solveproblems,andanalyzedata.Someemployersmayevenusetheexamtojudgeyourskillsintheseareas.EvenifyourprogramdoesnotrequireGMATscores,youcanstandoutfromthecrowdbydoingwellontheexamtoshowyouhavetheskillstosucceedinbusinessschool.1.5DataInsightsSectionTheGMATDataInsightssectionhighlightsskillsthattoday’sbusinessmanagersneedtoanalyzeintricatedataandsolvecomplexproblems.Ittestshowwellyoucanassessmultiplesourcesandtypesofinformation—graphic,numeric,andverbal—astheyrelatetooneanother.Italsotestshowwellyoucananalyzeapracticalmathproblemtotellifenoughdataisgiventosolveit.Thissectionasksyoutousemath,dataanalysis,andverbalreasoningtoanalyzecomplexproblemsandsolverelatedproblemstogether.TheDataInsightssectionhasfivetypesofquestions:¢Multi-SourceReasoning«TableAnalysis¢GraphicsInterpretation¢Two-PartAnalysis¢DataSufficiencyDataInsightsquestionsmayrequiremath,dataanalysis,verbalreasoning,orallthree.Youwillhavetointerpretgraphsandsortdatatablestoanswersomequestions,butyouwon’tneedadvancedstatisticsorspreadsheetskills.Forbothonlineandtestcenterexamdelivery,youwillhaveaccesstoanon-screencalculatorwithbasicfunctionsfortheDataInsightssection,butnotfortheQuantitativeReasoningsection.Inthisbook,Chapter4,“DataInsightsReview,”reviewsthebasicdataanalysisskillsyouneedtoanswerDataInsightsquestions.Chapter5,“DataInsights,”explainstheDataInsightsquestiontypesandgivestest-takingtips.Forpracticequestionsofeachtype,withfullanswerexplanations,accesstheOnlineQuestionBankbygoingtomba.com/my-accountandusingyouruniqueaccesscodeontheinsidefrontcoverofthisbook.1.6QuantitativeReasoningSectionTheGMATQuantitativeReasoningsectionmeasureshowwellyousolvemathproblemsandinterpretgraphs.Allquestionsinthissectionrequiresolvingproblemsusingbasicarithmetic,algebra,orboth.Somearepracticalwordproblems,whileothersarepuremath.+Studyxy

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1.7VerbalReasoningSectionTheGMATVerbalReasoningsectionmeasureshowwellyoureason,understandwhatyouread,andevaluatearguments.TheVerbalReasoningsectionincludespassagesaboutmanytopics.Neitherthepassagesnorthequestionsassumeyoualreadyknowmuchaboutthetopicsdiscussed.Mingledthroughoutthesectionaremultiple-choicequestionsoftwomaintypes:ReadingComprehensionandCriticalReasoning.1.8HowAreScoresCalculated?TheVerbalReasoning,QuantitativeReasoning,andDataInsightssectionsareeachscoredonascalefrom60to90,in1-pointincrements.Youwillgetfourscores:aDataInsightssectionscore,aVerbalReasoningsectionscore,aQuantitativeReasoningsectionscore,andaTotalGMATScorebasedonyourthreesectionscores.TheTotalGMATScorerangesfrom205to805.Yourscoresdependon:¢Whichquestionsyouansweredright«Howmanyquestionsyouanswered«Eachquestion’sdifficultyandotherstatisticalcharacteristicsAnalgorithmfindsyourscoresbasedonthefactorsabove.Afteryouanswereasierquestionscorrectly,youwillgetharderquestionstoanswer,lettingyouearnahigherscore.Thecomputercalculatesyourscoresafteryoufinishtheexamorwhenyourtimerunsout.Thefollowingtableshowsthedifferenttypesofscores,thescales,andtheincrements.TypeofScoreScaleIncrementsTotalScore205-80510QuantitativeReasoning60-901VerbalReasoning60-901DataInsights60-901YourGMATscoresarevalidforfiveyearsfromyourexamdate.YourTotalGMATScoreincludesapredictedpercentileranking,whichshowsthepercentageofteststakenwithscoreslowerthanyourscore.Visitmba.comtoviewthemostrecentpredictedpercentilerankingstables.ToregisterfortheGMAT™exam,gotowww.mba.com/register+StudyXy

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2.0HowtoPrepare2.0HowtoPrepare2.1HowShouldIPreparefortheTest?TheGMAT™FocusEditionhasseveraluniquequestionformats.Youshouldatleastknowaboutthetestformatandthesequestionformatsbeforeyoutakethetest.Becausetheexamistimed,youshouldalsotryansweringthepracticequestionsinthisbook.Bypracticing,you'lllearntopaceyourselfsothatyoucanfinisheachsectionduringtheexam.You'llalsolearnaboutthequestionformatsandtheskillsyouneed.Becausetheexamassessesreasoningratherthanknowledge,memorizingfactsprobablywon'thelpyou.Youdon’tneedtostudyadvancedmath,butyoushouldknowsomebasicarithmeticandalgebra.Likewise,youdon’tneedtostudyadvancedvocabularywords,butyoushouldknowEnglishwellenoughtounderstandwritingatanundergraduatelevel.Myth-vs-FACTM—YouneedadvancedmathskillstogetahighGMATscore.F—Theexammeasuresyourreasoningabilityratherthanyouradvancedmathskills.Theexamonlyrequiresbasicmath.Youshouldreviewthemathskillsinchapter3ofthisguideandintheGMAT™OfficialGuideQuantitativeReview2023-2024.GMATQuantitativeReasoningquestionsarechallengingmainlybecauseofthereasoningskillsneededtosolvetheproblems,nottheunderlyingmathskills.2.2GettingReadyforExamDay‘Whetheryoutakethetestonlineorinatestcenter,knowingwhattoexpectwillhelpyoufeelconfidentandsucceed.TestCenter‘Whilecheckingintoatestcenter,bereadyto:»Showproperidentification.¢Giveyourpalmveinscan(wherepermittedbylaw).¢GiveyourdigitalsignaturetoshowthatyouunderstandandagreetotheTest-TakerRulesandAgreement.«Haveadigitalphotographtaken.Formoreinformationvisitmba.com/gmatfocus.OnlineAtleastadaybeforeyoutakeyourexamonline:¢Checkyourcomputer—makesureyourcomputermeetstheminimumsystemrequirementstoruntheexam.+Studyxy

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