{"id":6390,"date":"2026-03-26T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:22:29","slug":"diagrams-tables-in-the-leuphana-study-skills-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/en\/diagrams-tables-in-the-leuphana-study-skills-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagrams &#038; Tables (Analysing Interrelationships) in the Leuphana Study Skills test: Tips and strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ecbac6883d75c444e91a8cc90f371b32\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\">Diagrams &amp; Tables in the Leuphana Study Skills test: Strategies to improve your score<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Most applicants underestimate the Diagrams and Tables section of the Leuphana Study Skills test. In the Diagrams and Tables section, also known as Analysing Interrelationships, they discover too late that reading charts quickly and correctly under time pressure is a learnable skill, not an innate talent. Here&#8217;s how to build it systematically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/en\/diagrams-tables-in-the-leuphana-study-skills-test\/#What_makes_the_Diagrams_and_Tables_section_tricky\" >What makes the Diagrams and Tables section tricky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/en\/diagrams-tables-in-the-leuphana-study-skills-test\/#Three_classic_traps_to_watch_out_for\" >Three classic traps to watch out for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/en\/diagrams-tables-in-the-leuphana-study-skills-test\/#Daily_training_routine_for_the_Analysing_Interrelationships_section_of_the_Study_Skills_test\" >Daily training routine for the Analysing Interrelationships section of the Study Skills test<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-18f2a2407cf082ee8172b023186cee36\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_the_Diagrams_and_Tables_section_tricky\"><\/span>What makes the Diagrams and Tables section tricky<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">The difficulty is rarely in the maths. Most calculations involve simple percentages or comparisons. The challenge is: reading fast, reading accurately, and not being deceived by visual presentation. Data visualisations can be deliberately (or accidentally) misleading, and the test exploits this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-aa5dcb5a0ba28c4261744427f41df672\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three_classic_traps_to_watch_out_for\"><\/span>Three classic traps to watch out for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Trap 1: Truncated axes. A bar chart that starts at 80 rather than 0 makes small differences look enormous. Always check where the y-axis starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Trap 2: Absolute vs. relative change. Country A grew from 100 to 120 (20% growth); Country B grew from 1,000 to 1,100 (10% growth but larger absolute number). Statements about &#8218;fastest growth&#8216; versus &#8218;largest increase&#8216; target this distinction deliberately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Trap 3: Statements that go beyond the data. &#8218;Country X will continue to grow&#8216; \u2014 a graph showing past data cannot prove future trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a4a9a54cb696e6873c0a098812964952\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#2e5077\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daily_training_routine_for_the_Analysing_Interrelationships_section_of_the_Study_Skills_test\"><\/span>Daily training routine for the Analysing Interrelationships section of the Study Skills test<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Week 1\u20132: Spend 10 minutes each morning with one data visualisation. Find them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our World in Data<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Economist<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Week 3\u20134: Add timed practice with test-format exercises from a preparation book. Final week: Full simulation including this section under time conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Free data visualisations to practise with: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our World in Data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/tools\/#$chart-type=bubbles&amp;url=v2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gapminder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eurostat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Our preparation book: Analysing Interrelationships (Diagrams and Tables) on Amazon.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improve your skills in the Leuphana Study Skills Diagrams and Tables section: learn to read charts, spot traps, and analyze data under time pressure.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-right-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[262,95,578,94,93],"tags":[649,657,597,648,650,647,654,575,651,656,655,652,653],"class_list":["post-6390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-articles","category-entrance-exams-admissions","category-leuphana-admission-guide","category-smart-test-preparation","category-study-in-germany-austria-switzerland","tag-analysing-interrelationships-test-prep","tag-get-into-leuphana-university","tag-leuphana-admission-test","tag-leuphana-analysing-interrelationships","tag-leuphana-aptitude-test-tips","tag-leuphana-diagrams-and-tables","tag-leuphana-prep","tag-leuphana-study-skills-test","tag-leuphana-university-admission","tag-leuphana-university-admission-assistance","tag-leuphana-university-admission-help","tag-leuphana-university-application","tag-leuphana-university-test-prep"],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-300x200.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-1536x1024.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-2048x1365.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/edu-link.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/graphs-18x12.jpg"},"post_author":"Sofia Neumann","assigned_categories":"Articles in English, Entrance Exams &amp; 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