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What this topic is
Reasoning mathematically about data covers ACT Science questions that ask for a small calculation rather than a value read straight off a figure.
Typical tasks include finding the difference between two measurements, an average of trials, a ratio, or the percent change between conditions. Some ask which equation describes a relationship, such as whether doubling one quantity doubles another, which signals a direct proportion.
No calculator is allowed in the Science section, so estimation matters, and the choices are usually spread far enough apart for it to work. Keeping units consistent matters too, especially when a table mixes grams and kilograms or seconds and minutes.
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More ACT topics
Science
- Reading values from tables, graphs, and diagrams
- Recognizing relationships and trends in data
- Interpolation and extrapolation
- Translating between tables and graphs
- Experimental design, tools, and procedures
- Identifying controls, variables, and hypotheses
- Comparing and interpreting results across experiments
- Predicting and extending experiments
- Summarizing competing hypotheses/theories
- Comparing and contrasting alternative viewpoints
- Evaluating support for each viewpoint
- Judging validity / evaluating hypotheses
- Formulating evidence-supported conclusions
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