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Table Analysis

Table Analysis: concepts, worked examples and practice.

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Table Analysis, explained simply

Table analysis compares rows and columns while applying conditions. Keep labels attached to numbers.

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A table lists Red: 5 and Blue: 9. Which category has more, and by how many?

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Compare the two values: 9 is greater than 5.
Subtract: 9 − 5 = 4.
Blue has four more.

Remember: Sorting changes row order, not the meaning of its labels.

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Sorting and Filtering

Table analysis asks you to select relevant rows and assess statements. Sorting changes order; filtering changes which rows are included.

Worked example

A table has sales/cost pairs A:120/100, B:180/120 and C:150/140. B has both the highest revenue and highest profit, but that agreement must be calculated, not assumed from sorting revenue.

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GMAT: Data Insights

Practise sufficiency, table analysis, graphics, multiple sources and paired choices. Learn each response format using GMAC official samples.

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Explain the idea in your own words before opening the answer. Then apply it to the example.

Sorting and Filtering

Explain the main rule in sorting and filtering, then apply it to a small example. State the assumption that makes your reasoning valid.

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Table analysis asks you to select relevant rows and assess statements. Sorting changes order; filtering changes which rows are included.

Worked example: A table has sales/cost pairs A:120/100, B:180/120 and C:150/140. B has both the highest revenue and highest profit, but that agreement must be calculated, not assumed from sorting revenue.

Table Statements

Explain the main rule in table statements, then apply it to a small example. State the assumption that makes your reasoning valid.

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Judge each statement against the stated population and conditions. Words such as every, any and at least one create different proof requirements.

Worked example: For profits 20,60,10, "every profit exceeds 15" is false because 10 does not. "At least one exceeds 50" is true because 60 does. Evaluate the statements independently.

Practice questions

Bharatiya Pathshala

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BEGINNER

Table Analysis: visual worked lesson

Core idea

Table analysis compares rows and columns while applying conditions. Keep labels attached to numbers.

Solving method

Sort only when it helps the claim. For each statement identify the relevant rows and whether it says every, some or average.

Worked example

A table lists Red: 5 and Blue: 9. Which category has more, and by how many? 1. Compare the two values: 9 is greater than 5. 2. Subtract: 9 − 5 = 4. 3. Blue has four more.

Read the diagram

The bar values retain their category labels. Blue’s 9 exceeds Red’s 5 by 4. Sorting a table can move the rows, but it must not change which label belongs to a value. When a condition filters rows, recompute totals using the surviving rows instead of the original full table.

Exam-style application

Table rows show A: revenue 100, cost 80; B: 150,120; C: 90,60. Profits are 20,30,30 and margins are 20%,20%,33.3%. "The highest-revenue firm has the highest margin" is false: B has highest revenue but C highest margin. "At least two firms have profit 30" is true. Sorting by revenue cannot by itself answer a margin question.

Common mistakes

Sorting changes row order, not the meaning of its labels. GMAT Table Analysis can require separate judgments for multiple statements. These four-option drills practise the concepts, not the official interaction format.

Compare labelled categories without losing their meaning. Blue has 9 − 5 = 4 more than Red. — Compare labelled categories without losing their meaning

Blue has 9 − 5 = 4 more than Red. — Compare labelled categories without losing their meaning

Source record: Bharatiya Pathshala — original illustrated lessons.

Table Analysis, explained simply

Try a small example

Sorting and Filtering

Worked example

GMAT: Data Insights

Check your understanding

Sorting and Filtering

Table Statements

Table Analysis, explained simply

Try a small example

Table Analysis: visual worked lesson

Core idea

Solving method

Worked example

Read the diagram

Exam-style application

Common mistakes

Sorting and Filtering

Worked example

Table Statements

Worked example

Application and strategy

Worked application

Common traps and strategy

GMAT: Data Insights

Check your understanding

Sorting and Filtering

Table Statements

Table Analysis: visual worked lesson

Core idea

Solving method

Worked example

Read the diagram

Exam-style application

Common mistakes

Table Statements

Worked example

Application and strategy

Worked application

Common traps and strategy