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Quantitative Techniques – I

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Case Study Tabulation?

survey of 370 students from the Commerce Faculty and 130 students from the
Science Faculty revealed that 180 students were studying for only C.A.
Aexaminations, 140 for only Costing examinations and 80 for both C.A. and Costing
examinations. The rest had offered part-time Management courses. Of those studying
Costing only, 13 were girls and 90 boys belonged to the Commerce Faculty. Out of
80 students studying for both C.A. and Costing, 72 were from the Commerce Faculty
amongst which 70 were boys. Amongst those who offered part-time Management courses,
50 boys were from the Science Faculty and 30 boys and 10 girls from the Commerce
faculty. In all there were 110 boys in the Science Faculty.
Question

Present the above information in a tabular form. Find the number of students from the
Science Faculty studying for part-time Management courses.

3.4 Summary

Classification and tabulation of data are necessary to understand its broad features and to
make it fit for statistical analysis.
A table is made up of rows and columns.
Various headings and subheadings used to designate columns and rows of a table are
known as captions and stubs respectively
A table can be of general or special purpose.
If it represents original data, it is called a primary table otherwise it is called a derivative
table.
A table can be simple, complex, cross-classified; one, two or multi-way, etc

3.5 Keywords

Classification: Classification is a process of statistical analysis while tabulation is a process of
presentation.
Complex Table: 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.
Cross-Classified Table: Tables that classify entries in both directions, i.e., row-wise and column-
wise, are called cross-classified tables
Derivative Table: A table which presents figures like totals, averages, percentages, ratios,
coefficients, etc., derived from original data.
Foot note: Abbreviations, if any, used in the table or some other explanatory notes are given just
below the last horizontal line in the form of footnotes.
General purpose table: A general purpose table is also called as a reference table. This table
facilitates easy reference to the collected data.
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.

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