Question

what is tabulation ? what are the essential characteristics of a good table

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Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Tabulation is a systematic & logical presentation of numeric data in rows and columns to facilitate comparison and statistical analysis. ... In other words, the method of placing organised data into a tabular form is called as tabulation.

Following are the characteristics of a good table :

(a) Heading: Headings should generally be written in the singular form. For example, in the columns indicating goods, the word ‘good’ should be used.

(b) Abbreviations: Use of abbreviations should be avoided in the heading or sub-heading of the table.

(c) Footnote: Footnote should be given, only if needed.

(d) Total in the table: sub-totals of the items must be given at the end of each row.