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Data Table / Exhibits

Hi All, There are a lot resources for chart reading.However, I am looking for some sources with data tables especially the ones with quite dense information so you need to connect multiple dots to draw insights. Is there anything out there?

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Ian
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on May 05, 2022
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Best Rote Practice

Rocket Blocks (Preplounge has resources too)

Best Practice Strategy

1) Read the Economist (especially the daily graph section) and BCG Insights

2) Ask case partners and/or coaches to focus particularly on your chart-reading skills (i.e. by providing you with cases with many charts) - Bain and Deloitte cases tend to be chart heavy

Graph Interpretation Tips

1) Read the title - and understand it

2) Read the legends - and understand them

3) Remind yourself of the objective / hypothesis in the case, to see where this might fit

4) Find the differences - where does the line graph plummet or spike? Which column is a lot smaller or bigger than the others? Where does change occur? The differences are what matter

5) Talk outloud while interpreting - first, it helps you think and process your thoughts, second, it lets the interviewer provide guidance and course correct if needed.

on May 05, 2022
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Hi there, 

Rocketblocks is quite good. Worth checking out. 

Best,

Cristian

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Clara
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on May 06, 2022
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

The integrated reasoning part of GMAT exams. 

However, dense tables are indeed pretty rare, I would rather focus on graphs, they are more common. 

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

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