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by rajatbareilly » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:18 pm
Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.

1) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
2) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared about cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
3) Data from an individual's evaluation are in comparison with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
4) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared to cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
5) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
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by rockeyb » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:26 pm
Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.

1) Data[singular] from an individual's evaluation are[plural] compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.[eliminate]
2) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared about cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.[same as A so eliminate]
3) Data from an individual's evaluation are in comparison with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.[same as A so eliminate]
4) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared to cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.[correct Idiom is compared with(looking for differences) and not compared to(when looking for similarities). Eliminate]
5) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.[correct]
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by Phirozz » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:30 pm
rajatbareilly wrote:Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.

1) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
2) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared about cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
3) Data from an individual's evaluation are in comparison with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
4) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared to cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
5) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
I ll go with D. whats the OA ?
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by hrishi19884 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:13 am
This question is ambiguous in many ways

1) Data can be "are"(plural) or "is"(singular) in American English. Since we have both the options with singular and plural in the answer choices. One can't be sure about the answer.

2)The sentence is taken from a research website :
https://www.asmi.org/asmiweb/pitching%20 ... uation.htm

where "are" is used for "data". Also, having said that we use "compared with" to compare similar things "compare to" has been used in the original sentence.

"Data" like "media" can be singular or plural in American English. So not sure if such question is tested in real GMAT.
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by girish3131 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:56 am
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Can u plz give some eg when we are using COMPARE TO

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by outreach » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:40 am
These are sometimes interchangeable, but when you are stressing similarities between the items compared, the most common word is "to": "She compared his home-made wine to toxic waste." If you are examining both similarities and differences, use "with": "The teacher compared Steve's exam with Robert's to see whether they had cheated."

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by rockeyb » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:46 am
girish3131 wrote:Rockeyb

Can u plz give some eg when we are using COMPARE TO

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Ok first of all what is the source of this question. Thread starter please specify and verify the source of this questions.

The reason I suspect this question is there are more than one answer options that are suspect, but in case of GMAT no two options can ever be same .

I am not sure of Data being both singular OR plural if any one can shed some light on that it will be great .

But if you look at options D and E , there is nothing in it except for the Idiom "compared TO / compares WITH".

Following is taken from MGMAT SC book:

NOTE : GMAT ignores the traditional distinction between COMPARED TO (emphasizing similarities) and COMPARED WITH (emphasizing differences).

Ex : A zebra can be COMPARED TO a horse in many ways .

COMPARED WITH a horse ,however, a zebra is hard to tame .

so looking at the ambiguous answer option I suspect this question to of GMAT standard.
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by prinit » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:15 am
rajatbareilly wrote:Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.

1) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
2) Data from an individual's evaluation are compared about cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
3) Data from an individual's evaluation are in comparison with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
4) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared to cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.
5) Data from an individual's evaluation is compared with cumulative data from a set of elite pitchers previously tested.

My pick is A. Data is Plural..singular form of data is Datum.
among A, B, C ...A is the best. proper use of compared with idiom.
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by hrishi19884 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:30 am
prinit wrote:
My pick is A. Data is Plural..singular form of data is Datum.

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Hi Prinit, Just want to emphasize that "Data" was plural in old English (especially in Latin -where Datum was singular)
Now a days "Datum" is out of our modern English language(American English)

In modern American English, "Data" is used for both plural as well as singular similar to "media"
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Example : Your data is corrupt.

Your data are corrupt.

Which one sounds best? Both are accepted.

Media has dominated this world with "breaking news"

Media have dominated this world with "breaking news"


Which one sounds better? Both are acceptable.
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by rajatbareilly » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:25 am
I received this question in one of the downloaded test from the site.
I answered it as A but the correct answer mentioned in the test was D.
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by subgeeth » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:18 am
My pick is E

I would like to recall the rule with compare

Rule 1: Compare to compares unlike things, whereas compare with compares like things.
Rule 2: Compare to is used to stress the resemblance. Compare with can be used to show either
similarity or difference but is usually used to stress the difference.

Since they compare data in both cases which are like things so the answer is E

Please correct me if I am wrong
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by analyst218 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:05 pm
the correct idiom is compared..to
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by bigmonkey31 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:28 pm
analyst218 wrote:the correct idiom is compared..to
compared..with is also a correct idiom.
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by analyst218 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:33 pm
compared to -> correct idiom = OA is D
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