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by shankyrams » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:02 am
Moderators - If this post must be in the GMAT Strategy section, please help move the post. Thanks !!!
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Re: GMATFocus Dignostic Score

by aim-wsc » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:15 am
shankyrams wrote:Does a score of 48-51 in the GMAT focus indicate what I might score next week on the actual GMAT ??
It could be. But cant be sure ;) It depends on that day, right?
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by Ian Stewart » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:39 am
As I understand, GMATFocus gives an 80% confidence interval only - there aren't enough questions for it to do better. That means the test was 80% sure you were in the 48-51 range, but that there's a 20% chance you're outside that range- maybe you had more lucky guesses than normal, say. If, however, you take two or three GMATFocus, or GMATPrep, tests and consistently score in that range, you can be confident that your true ability is at that level. That said, how you perform on the GMAT depends on a few factors, as aim-wsc suggests. Your ability matters a lot, of course, but other factors can play a role- nerves, tiredness, etc.
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