TYPES OF TABLES | GRAPHICS FOR EXPOSITORY TEXTS

  Tables are used to represent data in the simplest manner which makes it a very convenient tool to understand information. 👀

 

Here are the components that should make up your table when you shall be tasked to make one.

🔆🔆 Title 

          ➖Provides a brief description of the contents 

              of the table.

          ➖Should be concise and must contain key 

              elements like categories, groups,  

              classifications, etc.

          ➖Should not be more than two lines.

          

🔆🔆 Table Number

          ➖Should be numbered so that they can easily 

              be referred to.

🔆🔆 Column Labels

          ➖The key to understanding the data is 

              through the specific column label.

🔆🔆 Table Body

          ➖The actual data found in the table.

Here are the types of tables:

📢Textual tables

A table number may not be necessary for a textual table.

📢Numerical tables

References:

Graphing Resources. LabWrite Resources. https://projects.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gh/gh-tables.html 

Types of Tables. BrainKart.com.  https://www.brainkart.com/article/Types-of-Tables_35065/ 

Statistical Tests on Tables. Displayr. https://docs.displayr.com/wiki/Statistical_Tests_on_Tables

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September 11, 2021

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