Getting confused with data efficiency

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Getting confused with data efficiency

by doctortt » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:26 am
I'm very confused with data efficiency questions. I know the goal is to determine whether the conditions are sufficient to answer the question and not to find the answer of the question. Sometimes, I see that a condition is not sufficient, but it's indeed sufficient when I check the answer. Especially those odd and even data efficiency questions, I get them wrong all the time. I must be missing something. Please help.
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Re: Getting confused with data efficiency

by xyz21 » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:33 am
doctortt wrote:I'm very confused with data efficiency questions. I know the goal is to determine whether the conditions are sufficient to answer the question and not to find the answer of the question. Sometimes, I see that a condition is not sufficient, but it's indeed sufficient when I check the answer. Especially those odd and even data efficiency questions, I get them wrong all the time. I must be missing something. Please help.
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