Question
What are the essential parts of a statistical table? Explain any four.

Answer

A good table should essentially have the following parts:
  1. Table number.
  2. Title.
  3. Caption or Column Head.
  4. Stub or Row Head.
  5. Body of the table.
  6. Source note.
  7. Foot note.
  • Table Number is essential for the purpose of identification. If in a chapter more than one table is presented then it is essential to number them like 2.1, 2.2 ......, etc. It is given at the top of the table.
  • Title tells us about the content of the table. It has to be short, clear and carefully worded. It is placed below the table number.
  • Caption At the top of each of the column in a table a column designation is provided to explain the columns. This is known as "Caption” or “Column Head”.
  • Stub Each row of the table has to be given a heading. The designation of the heading to the rows is called “Stub”. The left most column of the table is known as Stub with Stub Head and Stub Entries.

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