Worked Examples: Full Data Sets

This lesson brings together everything covered in this course. It presents complete UCAT-style data sets, each with 4 questions, fully worked through with timing guidance and strategy notes. These examples replicate the exact format you will encounter on test day.

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Data Set 1: Hospital Admissions Table

Data:

Ward	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Medical	24	28	31	26	22	18	15
Surgical	18	22	19	24	20	12	10
Paediatric	8	12	10	9	11	7	6
Maternity	5	7	6	8	5	4	3

Reading time: 15–20 seconds. Note: 4 wards, 7 days, all values are small numbers (easy mental arithmetic).

Question 1: What is the total number of admissions across all wards on Wednesday?

Strategy: Sum the Wednesday column.

31 + 19 + 10 + 6 = 66