Model Paper 2 — Economics STD 11 Commerce — Question

The primary difference between classification and tabulation is that the process of classifying data int groups is known as classification of data, whereas tabulation is the act of presenting data in tabular form, for better interpretation.
Differences between classification and tabulation of data are:

Basis	Classification	Tabulation
Meaning	Classification of data means that the data is arranged in different classes according to the presence or absence of certain attributes.	Tabulation of data means that the classified data is arranged in rows and columns, under suitable heads and sub-heads,
Sequence	Classification precedes the process of tabulation.	Data can be tabulated only after it has been classified.
Method or Process	Classification is a method which facilitates statistical analysis.	Tabulation is a process which facilitates the presentation of data by preparing table.
Tool	It is a tool which helps to organise data.	It is a tool which helps in the presentation of data.
Bifurcates data into	Categories and sub-categories.	Headings and sub-headings.
Purpose	To analyse data.	To present data.