Data interpretation

• Data Interpretation
• Data Interpretation is the process of making
sense out of a collection of data that has been
processed. This collection may be present in
various forms like bar graphs, line charts and
tabular forms and other similar forms and
hence needs an interpretation of some kind.
 Bar Graph
A bar graph is a pictorial
representation of data in the form of
bars or buildings on a graph.
They are plotted against the horizontal
axis known as the x-axis. The value can
be shown by coloured or shaded
vertical bars of equal width. In a
horizontal bar graph, the values are
plotted against the vertical axis called Ways to represent data in a comprehensive
the y-axis. They are commonly used as manner-
Bar Graph
the data can be easily analyzed. Line Chart
Tabular Form
Caselet Form
Pie Chart
 In the fig . A bar
graph is shown .
Answer the
following questions
from the data
provided in the
graph.

Q. Out of the given years, in how many did the export was more than 10% as compared
to the import?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Q. For all the years mentioned what is the average of the exports?
A. 110 B. 120
C. 125 D. 130

Q. From the numbers given in the figure below, what will be

the average annual growth for the imports done from 2001 to
2005?
A. 11 B. 12.5
C. 13.5 D. 14.5

Q. From 2000 to 2005 in which was the growth in imports as

compared to the previous years was the highest?
A. 2001 B. 2002
C. 2004 D. 2005
Q. In how many years does the export as well as import
increases as compared to the previous years. And among them,
in how many years was the percentage increase in export was
greater than the percentage increase in imports
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 4

The bar graph given below shows

the sales of books (in thousand
number) from six branches of a
publishing company during two
consecutive years 2000 and 2001.
Sales of Books (in thousand
numbers) from Six Branches - B1,
B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of a
publishing Company in 2000 and
2001.
1. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4
for both years?

A
2:3
.
B
3:5
.
C
4:5 Answer: Option D
.
D
7:9
.
2. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branches B3 for
both the years?

A
68.54%
.
B
71.11%
.
C
73.17%
.
D
75.55% Answer: Option C
.
3. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of
branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?

A
75%
.
B
77.5%
.
C
82.5%
.
D
87.5% Answer: Option D
.

4. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000?

A
73
.
B
80
.
C
83
.
D
88 Answer: Option B
.
5. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand
numbers) is?

A
250
.
B
310
.
C
435
.
D
560 Answer: Option D
.
 TABULAR FORM
The table below shows the number of the mobile phones that were sold by the
showroom in the years from 2006 to 2010. Answer the below questions based on the
information given in the table.

Years / Show
A B C D E F
room

2006 183 123 277 167 178 237

2007 178 272 269 95 379 198

2008 133 161 226 176 239 277

2009 264 107 237 225 282 237

2010 278 272 213 284 293 196

Q. How many percentages of mobile phones were sold by the showroom E in 2008 less
than the showroom A in 2010?
A. 10 B. 12
C. 14 D. 16

Q. What will be an average number of mobile phones sold by all

the showrooms in the year 2007?

A. 215 B. 222
C. 208 D. 213
 Make Account Analytic Economi
Student Finance Operations
ting s s cs
Abhi 90 50 90 60 70 80

Bharat 100 80 80 40 80 70

Charu 80 60 70 70 90 70

Dhara 80 65 80 80 60 60

Elvin 80 65 85 95 50 90

Farhan 70 75 65 85 40 60

Ganga 65 35 50 77 80 80
Practice Questions
Marks of 7 different students are given. All the marks given are out of 100. Answer
the questions based on the following data.
Q. What are the average marks in operations of all the students?
A. 72 B. 82
C. 89 D. 86
The answer is D.
Q. What is the total number of marks of Charu in all the subjects?
A. 440 B. 450
C. 460 D. 470
The answer is C.
Q. Find the percentage scored by Ganga.
A. 60 B. 62
C. 63 D. 65
The answer is D.
Q. Find the number of students who scored more than 70% in the exams.
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
The answer is B.
.

Line Chart
The line chart is nothing but an upgraded version of a bar chart. It is
formed by connecting the uppermost point of the bars so that we
have a line. By repeating this following process, with other bars as
well we will get a line chart.
On the basis of the
figure below answer
the following
question. In the
graph, the number
of boys and girls are
given in five schools.
Study this graph
properly and answer
the questions.
Q. What percentage will be the number of girls in school A out of the total number of
girls in all the schools?
A. 15 B. 17
C. 22 D. 24

Q. Which school has the lowest number of students?

A. A B. B
C. C D. D

Practice Questions
In the given figure number of laptops prepared by two different companies is given
from 2004 to 2009. Answer the questions based on the figure below.
Q. What will be the difference
in the number of laptops
made by the company X in the
year 2004 and 2005?
A. 10000 B. 20000
C. 30000 D. 40000

The correct answer is B.

Q. The production of the laptop by the company Y was how much percentage of the
production by company X in the year 2007?
A. 120 B. 148
C. 152 D. 164
The correct answer is D.
Q. For all the given years in the figure, what is the total number of laptops made by both the
companies?
A. 144000 B. 145000
C. 145800 D. 146200
The correct answer is C.
Q. What was the maximum difference between the manufacturing of laptop by both the
companies?
A. 40000 B. 41000
C. 45000 D. 51000
The correct answer is D.

Pie Chart
Pie charts are different types of data presentation. This data is presented in the form
of a circle. There are segments and sectors into which a pie chart is being divided and
each of these segments and sectors forms a certain portion of the total(in terms of
percentage). In the pie-chart, the total of all the data is equal to 360 degrees.

In pie charts, the entire

diagram looks like a pie and
the components in it
resembles the various slices
cut from the pie. The pie-
chart is thus used to show
the break-up of one
continuous variable into its
components parts.
The pie chart represented above shows a circle of 360 degrees which represents 100 %
of the values of the continuous variable. Thus, 3.6 degree of the pie chart represents 1
% of the total values of the variables being represented. Pie-charts are more versatile
than the bar graphs, tables or two variables graphs. It also represents the clear and
precise data that needs to display.

The following pie-chart shows the market share of different banks in India. Based on
this pie-chart determine the questions given below.
1. If the value of the market share of BOI is Rs. 4000 crores, then the market share of
BOB and Axis bank together is:

A. 24,363 crores
B. 24,432 crores
C. 24,864 crores
D. 25, 827 crores
 2. If the total market share other than Axis and BOB is Rs. 335,000 crores. Then find
the market share of BOI and HDFC banks.
A. 274,560 crores
B. 274,090 crores
C. 274,809 crores
D. Cannot be determined

3. Find the approximate ratio of market share between BOI and BOB.
A. 1: 2
B. 3: 1
C. 1 : 3
D. Not possible

4. If the market share of Axis banks doubles in the next year while the market share of all
the other banks remains constant at their existing levels, then what would be the
proportion of Axis as the total proportion of the market share in India in next year?
A. 45 %
B. 50 %
C. 55 %
D. 62 %
 The following pie-chart shows the
percentage distribution of the
expenditure incurred in publishing
a book. Study the pie-chart and the
answer the questions based on it.
Various Expenditures (in
percentage) Incurred in
Publishing a Book
1. If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as
printing cost, then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?

A
Rs. 19,450
.
B
Rs. 21,200
.
C
Rs. 22,950
.
D
Rs. 26,150 Answer: Option C
.
2. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on
Royalty?

A
15°
.
B
24°
.
C
54°
.
D
48° Answer: Option C
.

3. The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book is Rs. 180, then
what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?

A
Rs. 36
.
B
Rs. 37.50
.
C
Rs. 42
.
D
Rs. 44.25 Answer: Option B
.
Answer: Option D

4. If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500, then
what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?

A
Rs. 187.50
.
B
Rs. 191.50
.
C
Rs. 175
.
D
Rs. 180 Answer: Option A
.
5. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:

5%
A
.
B.30%

C
20%
.

D
25%
.
Answer: Option D