Data Interpretation Basics
Data Interpretation as the name suggests tests your skills to understand data presented in different forms like bar graphs, tables, charts, line graphs etc. The questions are given with a set of data and candidate is required to deduce the required results from the data set.
In DI section the most important thing that an individual must be able to do is to calculate fast and accurately. Adequate practice should generally set an individual well on course for cracking this section.
Candidate should focus on the question selection first. One should choose problems with graphs or tables that are easy to comprehend and with numerical that are easy to work with.
Most of the times there are some problems that are really tough to understand or require a really difficult set of calculations to solve. These types of problems are deliberately included to limit the speed. These should be avoided. So keep a track of how many such questions you have attempted.
Get your basic concepts right. You must be able to understand all the basic forms of representing data as well as the basic methods of calculation needed to crack the problems. You need to first effectively interpret the data before being able to solve the problem. Ensure that you read the graphs and tables correctly and don’t miss out on the footnotes. Analyse if you are doing this step correctly.
Read the questions, understand them and calculate. Depending on the options you need to select the accuracy level.
