What are the requisites of a good table?

• Should have an appealing and attractive title at the top

TITLE

• Manageable and should be guided by the objective and

SIZE
characteristics of data

• Table must have an attractive set up helping the reader to

ATTRACTIVE
grasp the information contained in it without any strain

• The table should meet the objective for which it is prepared

PURPOSEFUL
and presented

• Table should be simple and compact

SIMPLE

• The table should be self-explanatory. If there many columns

CLEAR
and rows, these should be numbered for reference.
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 What are the various kinds of table used for Statistical Analysis?

Kinds of Tables
Purpose-based
• General purpose: It is for some general use and does not address any specific issues or problems (e.g. Census of
India)
• Special Purpose: Also called summary tables addresses specific issues , small in size and limited to only the specific
problems under consideration

Original or Derived
• Original Table: Data presented in same form and manner in which collected
• Derived Table: Data presented are first converted to a different form and manner than that in which collected for
presentation (e,g, converted to percentage or ratios)

Construction-related (examples on next page)

• Simple or One-Way tables: Showing only one characteristic of data
• Complex Tables: a. Can be Double or two-way showing 2 characteristics of data, b. Can be treble or 3-way showing 3
characteristics of data & c. Can be manifold showing more than 3 characteristics of data

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 College Number of
Students
Number of Students
XYZ 80 College Total
Male Female Double or
ABC 50
XYZ 55 25 80 Two-Way
PQR 70 Table
ABC 20 30 50
FGH 100 showing
PQR 45 25 70 number of
Total 300
FGH 60 40 100 students
Simple or One- Total 180 120 300 according
Way Table Table to college &
showing number Number of Students gender
of students
according to College Male Females Total
college Urban Rural Urban Rural
XYZ 35 20 20 5 80 Treble Table
Showing number
ABC 15 5 30 0 50 of students
PQR 30 15 15 10 70 according to
college, gender &
FGH 40 20 15 25 100
habitation
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 A manifold table showing
number of students according
to college, gender, habitation
& marital status

Number of Students
Male Female
College Total
Urban Rural Urban Rural
Married Unmarried Married Unmarried Married Unmarried Married Unmarried
XYZ 25 10 15 5 5 15 5 0 80
ABC 5 10 0 5 5 25 0 0 50
PQR 10 20 10 5 5 10 10 0 70
FGH 5 35 10 10 5 10 20 5 100
Total 45 75 35 25 20 60 35 5 300

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 What are the various types of classification of data presented in a tabular form?

Tabular presentation has four types of

classification of data as shown alongside.
Examples are on subsequent pages

Qualitative Classification Quantitative Classification

(when data classified as qualitative, (when data classified as quantitative,
such as Gender, Employment, such as Age, Height, Weight, etc.)
skillsets, etc.)

Temporal Classification Spatial Classification

(when data classified in terms of (when data classified in terms of
time, such as Year of Manufacture, locations, such as Country, City,
Turnover over year-on-year, etc.) State, etc.)

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 Qualitative Classification
Employment Status
Skillset Permanent Daily Wage Self-
Employment Earner Employed Based on qualitative attributes. The
Carpenter 20 10 5 attributes in this case are Employment
Mason 30 15 10 status and skillsets.
Total 50 25 15

Quantitative Classification
Height of Male Female
Workers
Based on quantitative attributes. The 165 – 180 10 5
attributes in this case are heights of a group
of persons with 50 men and 50 women. 140 – 155 35 25

125 – 140 5 20

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 Temporal Classification
Year Annual
Turnover
(in ₹ Based on temporal attributes. The attribute in this case is the
Crores) annual turnover of a car manufacturing company in India.
2017 55
2018 65
2019 78

Spatial Classification
City Number of
registered
Based on quantitative attributes. The attribute in this case is vehicles
the total number of registered vehicles in different cities of Modinagar 50,000
India during the year 2010..
Chandigarh 65,000

Kota 45,000

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