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Chart Reading Resources

Charts reading interpreting charts

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Case Coach | Bain & Company | PwC M&A Deals Advisory | INSEAD MBA | SG & SEA

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Hi there, The most useful materials to be honest are those research papers and articles published by MBBs. The reason is that they are typically prepared by consultants themselves and these charts resemble the charts yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Useless information on exhibits

analytics Case Interview Charts reading

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Almost always. :) It is the very reason why you get presented with an exhibit - to test your ability to identify the relevant information and how it helps to answer the core question. The classical mistake committed by ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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what to do when you completely don't understand a chart

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Hi there, Q: Can anyone tell me what you see from this chart? The graph shows that the “Sweeps week” increased the variable on the Y axe (which should be clarified as the label is missing and title is unclear) during t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Charts / Exhibit Communications

Charts Charts reading How to Read Charts and Data in Case Interviews interpreting charts

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Ex-BCG Interviewer | Stanford MBA | 1st Consultant Hired in BCG Philippines | 100+ students coached

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Ex-BCG Interviewer | Stanford MBA | 1st Consultant Hired in BCG Philippines | 100+ students coached

Hi, My advise is: First, understand the axis and elements of the chart - Before you jump into communicating initial observations about the chart, make sure you are reading it right (e.g. is axis sales or profit? does i ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Chart interpretation preparation materials

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30% off in April 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA

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30% off in April 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA

You don't need to look at complicated charts. Usually the ones presenting in case interviews are not complicated at all. Moreover, the real issue is not finding “hidden” insights in the chart, i.e., insights that are ha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Chart calculations

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there, In my view you should do both (caveat: depends on the case/prompt). I would immediatedly flag the key trend/issue in $ and # (oh, wow, x unit sells a lot of units but for not much $...this could be an issu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to interpret Waterfall charts?

Charts Charts reading How to Read Charts and Data in Case Interviews interpreting charts

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 15. Apr. 2021

Not quite. The waterfall chart breaks down the difference between the left total bar and right total bar into it's drivers. Meaning: Margin deterioration decreased ROE by 1.8% between 2014 and 2015 Higher risk cos ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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To intro or not to intro, that is the question

chart Charts Charts reading

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

Hi there, I'm going to go ahead and interpret your question. 1) Yes, you should repeat the case prompt back to the interviewer...but do so in your own words and only with the pieces of information that matter 2) Y ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Chart and Graph Reading

Case Case Interview case question Charts Charts reading exhibits Graph MBB McKinsey Table

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 19. Juli 2016

A little late for this question, but thought I give it a shot, since I use charts in my cases often. What's the biggest mistake I see? Looking for patterns in values. To give an example: Let's say, I show a simple bar ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Chart Reading and Data Sensitivity

big data Charts reading McKinsey case interview

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Hi Anonymous, I would recommend the following three-step approach to properly read graphs: 1. Read the graph Ask for one minute of time to understand the graph. Summarize what the graph is about. Read in parti ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Creativity while analyzing charts?

Charts reading Final Round McKinsey

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Serdar, let me answer to the first part of the feedback. To be honest, this sounds like it hints to a very typical problem that candidates have who prepare using sources such as Victor Cheng's approach ("Business S ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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