GRE Quantitative Reasoning

The GRE Quantitative Reasoning section assesses your ability to understand, interpret, and analyze quantitative information, as well as to solve problems using mathematical concepts.

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Basic Concepts

Data Interpretation

Making Sense of Charts and Graphs

The GRE loves to test your ability to interpret data in tables, bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts.

What To Look For

  • Find totals, averages, and differences.
  • Calculate percent increase or decrease.
  • Understand trends and make predictions.

Day-to-Day Use

From reading sports stats to comparing job offers, interpreting data is a life skill.

Approach

  • Read all labels and units carefully.
  • Estimate before calculating to check if your answer is reasonable.
  • Look for patterns or outliers in the data.

GRE Data Sets

Some questions may require you to analyze data from multiple sources or combine information from different charts.

Examples

  • Identify the year with the highest sales from a bar graph.

  • Calculate the average monthly rainfall from a data table.

In a Nutshell

Data interpretation is about extracting and analyzing information from visual data.

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