# GMAT Data Insights: Question Types and Strategy | topin GMAT guidesGMAT Data Insights ![](/mountains/data_insights.webp) GMAT Focus Edition # GMAT Focus Data Insights: the complete guide Data Insights is 20 questions in 45 minutes that test how you read tables, charts and text sources to make decisions. It mixes five question types, and an on-screen calculator is available. [Take a free GMAT mock ](/gmat/login) Updated 29 September 2026 · 4 min read ## At a glance Time 45 minutes Questions 20 Question types Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation, Two-Part Analysis Calculator On-screen calculator available Multi-part questions No partial credit; every part must be right Format Adaptive question by question Score 60–90, one third of the 205–805 total ## GMAT Data Insights question types ### Data Sufficiency A question followed by two statements. You decide whether statement 1 alone, statement 2 alone, both together, either alone or neither is enough to answer it. It can be maths or logic. Tip: Do not solve the problem, only decide whether it could be solved. Judge each statement on its own first, and for 'yes or no' questions remember that a statement is sufficient if it always gives the same answer, even if that answer is 'no'. ### Multi-Source Reasoning Two or three tabs of information, such as an email, a memo and a table, with a set of questions that draw on them. Questions are multiple choice or a grid of yes or no statements. Tip: Skim each tab for what it contains rather than memorising it, then return to the relevant tab for each question. Watch for details in one tab that change how you read another. ### Table Analysis A sortable table of data with three statements to mark true or false, yes or no, or similar. Tip: Sort the table by the column each statement is about before you calculate. Many statements can be answered by scanning a sorted column instead of doing arithmetic. ### Graphics Interpretation A chart or graph with one or two sentences containing drop-down blanks that you complete from the graphic. Tip: Read the axis titles, units and scale before the sentence. Most errors come from misreading a scale or confusing a percentage with an absolute number. ### Two-Part Analysis A problem with two linked answers chosen from one shared list of options, set out as two columns. It can be quantitative or verbal. Tip: Work out how the two parts depend on each other. Often solving one part narrows the other to one or two options, and the same option can be correct for both columns. ## How GMAT Data Insights is scored Data Insights is scored 60–90 and counts for one third of the 205–805 total, the same weight as Quant and Verbal. The section adapts after every question. Questions with several parts give no partial credit, so a single wrong part makes the whole question wrong. Unanswered questions lower your score. ## How to prepare for GMAT Data Insights 1. 1 ### Plan for just over two minutes per question 20 questions in 45 minutes is about 2 minutes 15 seconds each, but Multi-Source Reasoning sets and busy tables take longer. Move quickly through Data Sufficiency and Graphics Interpretation to bank time for them. 2. 2 ### Memorise the Data Sufficiency answer choices The five choices never change, so you should never need to read them on test day. Work through each question the same way: statement 1 alone, statement 2 alone, then together only if both fail. 3. 3 ### Use the calculator only when it saves time The on-screen calculator is slow for simple sums. Use it for awkward division or multi-step percentages, and estimate when the options are clearly separated. 4. 4 ### Check every part before you move on Because multi-part questions have no partial credit, confirm each row, blank or column before submitting. One careless part undoes all the correct work on the others. 5. 5 ### Practise with real-looking data The skill is reading unfamiliar tables and charts quickly. Practise with timed sets that use sortable tables and tabbed sources, like the Data Insights questions in topin's practice bank and mocks. ## Common GMAT Data Insights mistakes * Solving Data Sufficiency questions all the way through instead of stopping once sufficiency is clear. * Carrying information from statement 1 into the test of statement 2 alone. * Treating 'no' as insufficient on yes or no Data Sufficiency questions. * Misreading chart units or scales, such as thousands versus millions or percentages versus totals. * Spending too long on the Multi-Source Reasoning set and rushing the questions after it. ## GMAT Data Insights questions, answered How many questions are in GMAT Data Insights? 20 questions in 45 minutes, across Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation and Two-Part Analysis. Is there a calculator in GMAT Data Insights? Yes. Data Insights has an on-screen calculator. It is the only GMAT Focus section that does. Is Data Sufficiency still on the GMAT? Yes, but it moved from Quant to Data Insights in the GMAT Focus Edition, and it can now test logic as well as maths. Does Data Insights count toward the GMAT total score? Yes. Quant, Verbal and Data Insights each count equally toward the 205–805 total. What is a good GMAT Data Insights score? It depends on your target programmes. Check their class profiles, and treat Data Insights as seriously as the other sections, since it carries the same weight in your total. ## See where you stand in GMAT Data Insights Your first full-length GMAT mock is free, with every section included. [Take the free mock ](/gmat/login)