Welcome to the Mathematical Ability web site. 

What is Quantitative Ability Testing?

The quantitative sections of many tests  are designed to measure basic mathematical skills, understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, and the abilities to reason quantitatively and to solve problems in a quantitative setting.

In general, the mathematics required does not extend beyond that usually covered in high school. It is expected that examinees will be familiar with conventional symbolism, such as x < y (x is less than y) and (x is not equal to y), || (meaning is parallel to),  (meaning is perpendicular to), and
(meaning that is a right angle).

Nonstandard notation is used only when it is explicitly defined in a particular question.

A question may be posed in either English or metric units of measure. Neither the knowledge required for converting units in one system to units in another system, nor the ability to convert from one unit to another in the same system, is tested. If an answer to a question is expected to be in a unit of measure different from the unit in which the question is posed, a relationship between the units is provided unless the relationship is a common one, such as minutes to hours.

If it is stated in a question that, for example, "of the 50 members of a club, 23 are botanists," the interpretation should be that 23 members of the club are botanists and that the other 27 members are not botanists.

There are three main tests of Quantitative Ability

	Quantitative Comparison
	Problem Solving
	Data Interpretation