DATA INTERPRETATION

DATA INTERPRETATION

It tests your decision-making ability and speed using limited input.

DATA INTERPRETATION: DI

• This is the calculation intensive portion of the section.
• The key to cracking this area is to quickly identify the key pieces of data that you will require to work on the questions asked.
• In this section data is presented before you in the various forms such as tables, Pie charts, graphs.etc.
• A candidate has to interpret the data and answer the question followed by data.
• This section mainly tests candidates the ability to interpret and act according to given data

The DATA can be presented in any of forms below

• Mostly, not all questions in a set are of equal difficulty.
• Specifically, most sets have a ‘counting’ type of question (How many companies have profits more than x%, how many people have incomes less than Rs. Y etc.).
  • Most of these questions can be solved without calculation but by close inspection of the data presented.
  • These questions require mere presence of mind and should not be missed out.
• There are other similarly easy questions in most sets.
• There is no rule that states that you need to attempt all questions in a set, so it is a perfectly valid strategy to attempt selected questions across your DI section, without perhaps completely attempting even a single set.
• Basically DI tests candidate’s ability to quickly and correctly derive information required.
• This is another uncertain element in CAT.
• Minimum cut off in this regard is 30% - 35%.