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Quantitative Techniques – I

Notes Solution:
Table No. ......
Percentage distribution of votes polled by political parties according to States in India during
the 2010 general elections

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
11. A general purpose table is also called as a preference table
12. A general purpose table is formed without any specific objective, but can be used for a
number of specific purposes.
13. A special purpose table is also called a text table or a summary table or an analytical table.
14. According to H. Secrist, “These tables are those in which are recorded, not the detailed
data which have been analysed, but rather the results of analysis.”
15. Primary table is also known as original table.
16. A table which presents figures like totals, averages, percentages, ratios, coefficients, etc.,
derived from original data are called derivative table.
17. Simple form of a table is also known as table of first order.
18. A complex table is used to present data according to two or more characteristics. Such a
table can be two-way, three-way or multi-way, etc.

3.3 Methods of Tabulation

Tabulation of the collected data can be done in two ways: (i) By Manual Method, and (ii) By
Mechanical Method.
1. Manual Method: When field of investigation is not too large and the number of
characteristics are few, the work of tabulation can be done by hand.

2. Mechanical Method: This method is used when the data are very large. The use of machines
save considerable amount of labour and time. With the development of high speed
computers, the work of tabulation and analysis of data can be done very quickly and with
greater accuracy.

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