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28 Dec 2014, 20:57
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Hi,
I am trying to better understand my results in practice tests and to put my next goals in order to improve in Verbal and get a V40+.
Some Assumptions:
- I understand the adaptive nature of the Gmat
- I have read more than once the post gmat-prep-software-analysis-and-what-if-scenarios-146146.html
- I ́ve taken several CATs, all from respectable sources.
- I am aware that no one really knows how the Gmat algorithm works (except for the Gmac folks!)
However, I have 2 questions regarding the Verbal section and I would like to hear your opinions:
1) Can we say that Verbal has a stronger positive correlation between number of correct questions and score than Quant has?
I ́ve seen the split of correct vs. incorrect questions in my Quant tests and there is no really a pattern. However, with Verbal it seems that this correlation is stronger.
2) If you think that the previously mentioned correlation exists in Verbal, what range of incorrect questions would you say one can afford to get a V40+? 12-15, for example?
(Again, I understand the big picture of an adaptive test. I know it is not the same to miss questions #1 and #2 than to miss #24 and #25. I am also aware of such penalties as incorrect questions on a row)
I would love to interchange some opinions on this.
Thank you so much!
I am trying to better understand my results in practice tests and to put my next goals in order to improve in Verbal and get a V40+.
Some Assumptions:
- I understand the adaptive nature of the Gmat
- I have read more than once the post gmat-prep-software-analysis-and-what-if-scenarios-146146.html
- I ́ve taken several CATs, all from respectable sources.
- I am aware that no one really knows how the Gmat algorithm works (except for the Gmac folks!)
However, I have 2 questions regarding the Verbal section and I would like to hear your opinions:
1) Can we say that Verbal has a stronger positive correlation between number of correct questions and score than Quant has?
I ́ve seen the split of correct vs. incorrect questions in my Quant tests and there is no really a pattern. However, with Verbal it seems that this correlation is stronger.
2) If you think that the previously mentioned correlation exists in Verbal, what range of incorrect questions would you say one can afford to get a V40+? 12-15, for example?
(Again, I understand the big picture of an adaptive test. I know it is not the same to miss questions #1 and #2 than to miss #24 and #25. I am also aware of such penalties as incorrect questions on a row)
I would love to interchange some opinions on this.
Thank you so much!
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29 Dec 2014, 11:14
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I don't think you can find a reliable correlation between correct answers and score. In general you will miss about 40% of the problems, unless you are scoring at the high end of the range.
Here is my question to you, if you knew the correlation between incorrect answers and your verbal score, what would you do with that information? How would it change how you prepare?
KW
Here is my question to you, if you knew the correlation between incorrect answers and your verbal score, what would you do with that information? How would it change how you prepare?
KW
29 Dec 2014, 22:13
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Hi Kyle,
Thanks for your answer.
If I were to know about a reliable number or range of "affordable" mistakes in the Verbal section, I would use that information as one more proxy to evaluate the results of my practice exams.
In other words, I would know that Gmat is "expecting from me" to not commit more than a certain number of mistakes if I want to reach V40-V42 and I would work towards that goal.
(I assume that you don´t consider V40-V42 the "very high end of the range", correct?)
What do you think?
Thank you so much!
Thanks for your answer.
If I were to know about a reliable number or range of "affordable" mistakes in the Verbal section, I would use that information as one more proxy to evaluate the results of my practice exams.
In other words, I would know that Gmat is "expecting from me" to not commit more than a certain number of mistakes if I want to reach V40-V42 and I would work towards that goal.
(I assume that you don´t consider V40-V42 the "very high end of the range", correct?)
What do you think?
Thank you so much!
