Scatter/bubble plot DI: read coordinates and areas to compare entities

CAT has tested this idea 21 times across 5 papers, from 2018 to 2025. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2024 Slot 2 · DILR Q19Firms: employees vs PAT, bubble area for R&D shareD
CAT 2024 Slot 2 · DILR Q20Firms: employees vs PAT, bubble area for R&D shareB
CAT 2024 Slot 2 · DILR Q21Firms: employees vs PAT, bubble area for R&D shareA
CAT 2024 Slot 2 · DILR Q22Firms: employees vs PAT, bubble area for R&D shareA
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · DILR Q13Product boxes: popularity vs potential, area for revenueD
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · DILR Q14Product boxes: popularity vs potential, area for revenueB
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · DILR Q15Product boxes: popularity vs potential, area for revenueB
CAT 2018 Slot 2 · DILR Q16Product boxes: popularity vs potential, area for revenueC
CAT 2025 Slot 2 · DILR Q15Countries: % SI changes plotted, rank deductions60
CAT 2025 Slot 2 · DILR Q16Countries: % SI changes plotted, rank deductions40
CAT 2025 Slot 2 · DILR Q17Countries: % SI changes plotted, rank deductions84
CAT 2025 Slot 2 · DILR Q18Countries: % SI changes plotted, rank deductionsD
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · DILR Q16Companies' revenue vs cost and employee plots over yearsA
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · DILR Q17Companies' revenue vs cost and employee plots over yearsA
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · DILR Q18Companies' revenue vs cost and employee plots over yearsA
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · DILR Q19Companies' revenue vs cost and employee plots over yearsC
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · DILR Q20Companies' revenue vs cost and employee plots over yearsA
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR Q5States: 2019 rainfall vs 2018 deviation from LPAC
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR Q6States: 2019 rainfall vs 2018 deviation from LPAD
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR Q7States: 2019 rainfall vs 2018 deviation from LPAC
CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR Q8States: 2019 rainfall vs 2018 deviation from LPAB

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