Tabulation

MEANING AND TYPES OF TABLE

1. Presentation
on
‘Tabulation’
PrepairedBy:
NirmalSingh Kaserla
M.A,M.LIB.SC,M.ED,M.PHIL (UGC NET)
Dept of Library & Information science
KurukshetraUniversity, Kurukshetra

2. “Tabulation”

3. INTRODUCTION
Theclassificationofdataleadstotheproblem
ofpresentationofdata.Thepresentationofdata
meansexhibitionofthedatainsuchaclearand
attractivemannerthattheseareeasilyunderstood
andanalyzed.Theremanyformsofpresentation
ofdataofwhichthefollowingthreearewell
known:(i).TextualPresentation,(ii).Tabular
Presentation,(iii).DiagrammaticPresentation.
Here,wediscusesindetailTabularmethodofdata
presentation.

4. What is a Table:
Atableisasymmetricarrangementof
statisticaldatainrowsandcolumns.

5. DEFINITIONS
“Tableinvolvestheorderlyandsystematic
presentationofnumericaldatainaformdesigned
toelucidatetheproblemunderconsideration.”
---AccordingProf.L.R.Connor,”
“Tableinitsbroadestsenseisanorderly
arrangementofdataincolumnandrows.“
---AccordingtoProf.M.M.Blaire

6. MEANING
Inthelightofabovementioned
definitionswecansayinbrief,
“Tableissystematicorganization
andpresentationofdatainthe
formofrowsandcolumns.
Whereasrowsarehorizontal
arrangementsandcolumnsare
verticalarrangements.

7. Features of a good Table
Title as compatible with the
objective of the study
To facilitate comparison.
Ideal Size
Stubs
Use of Zero
Heading
cont…

8. Abbreviation
Footnote
Total
Source of data
Size of Columns
Simple, Economical and Attractive

9. Objectives of Tabulation
To carry out investigation
To do comparison
To locate omissions and errors in
the data.
To use space economically
To simplify data
To use it as future reference

10. Parts of a Table
Table number
Title of the table
Caption and stubs
Body
Prefatory or head note
Footnotes

11. Subheading Caption Total(Rows)
Subhead Subhead
Column-head Column-head Column-head
Sub Entries
Total (column)
Footnote :
Source Note :
Table Number and Title [Head or Prefatory Note (if any)]
Parts of a Table

12. Types of Tables
Therearethreebasisofclassifying
tables.
I.Purposeofatable
II.Originalityofatable
III.Constructionofatable.

13. Kinds of Tables
According to
Purpose
According to
Originality
According to
Construction
General
Purpose
Table
Special
Purpose
Table
Original TableDerived Table
Simple or
One-Way
Table
Complex
Table
Double or
Two-Way
Table
Treble Table
Manifold
Table

14. I.According to Purpose
GeneralPurposeTable:Generalpurpose
tableisthattablewhichisofgeneraluse.
Itisdoesnotserveanyspecificpurposeor
specificproblemunderconsideration.
SpecialPurposeTable:SpecialPurpose
tableisthattablewhichispreparedwith
somespecificpurposeinmind.

15. II.According to Originality
OriginalTable:Anoriginaltableisthatinwhich
dataarepresentedinthesameformandmanner
inwhichtheyarecollected.
DerivedTable:Aderivedtableisthatinwhich
dataarenotpresentedintheformormannerin
whichthesearecollected.Insteadthedataare
firstconvertedintoratiosorpercentageandthen
presented.

16. III.According to Construction
Simple Table
Complex Tables
a. Double or Two-Way Table
b. Three-Way Table
c. Manifold (or Higher Order) Table

17. Simple Table
In asimple table(also known as one-
way table), data are presented based on only
one characteristic.Table 1.1illustrates the
concept.

18. Faculties Number of Users
Science 50
Commerce 70
Arts 90
Total 210
Table 1.1Faculty-wise Library Users

19. Complex Tables
Inacomplextable(alsoknownasamanifold
table)dataarepresentedaccordingtotwoor
morecharacteristicssimultaneously.The
complextablesaretwo-wayorthree-waytables
accordingtowhethertwoorthree
characteristicsarepresentedsimultaneously.
a. Double or Two-Way Table
b. Three-Way Table
c. Manifold (or Higher Order) Table

20. Double or Two-Way Table
Insuchatable,thevariableunder
studyisfurthersubdividedintotwo
groupsaccordingtotwointer-related
characteristics.Thetwo-waytableis
showninTable1.2.

21. Faculties
Numbers of User
TotalGirls Boys
Science
20 30 50
Commerce
30 40 70
Arts
35 55 90
Total
85 125 210
Table 1.2Faculty-wise Library Users

22. Three-Way Table
Insuchatable,thevariableunder
studyisdividedaccordingtothree
interrelatedcharacteristics.TheThree-
WayTableisshowninTable1.3.

23. Faculties
Numbers of User
Total
(1)+(2)
Girls Boys
I SemII SemTotal (1)I SemII SemTotal (2)
Science
15 20 35 20 30 50 85
Commerce
35 30 65 45 40 85 150
Arts
25 35 60 35 55 90 150
Total
75 85 160 100 125 225 385
Table 1.3Faculty-wise Library Users

24. Manifold (or Higher Order)
Table
Such tables provide information about
a large no of interrelated characteristics in
the data set. Manifold (or Higher Order)
Table is shown inTable 1.4.

25. Faculties
Numbers of User
Total
(1)+(2)
B.A Ist B.A IInd
Boys Girls Boys Girls
I
Sem
II
Sem
I
Sem
II
SemTotal (1)
I
Sem
II
Sem
I
Sem
II
SemTotal (2)
Science15342054 123 20453027 122 245
Commerc
e
35233034 122 45374029 151 273
Arts 25563522 138 35345536 160 298
Table 1.4Faculty-wise Library Users

26. CONCLUSION
Withthehelpofabovediscussionwe
cansaythattablearehelpustorepresent
thedataintheformofrowsandcolumns
andmakeitusefulforthepurposes.

27. Thank You