Question

What are the requisites of a good table? Or What are the General rules to the tabulation?

Answer 1

• Size:- the size of the table should be according to the size of the paper with more rows than columns. Exchange of the data can be done by altering the column and rows. A sufficient space should be provided in a particular to enter any new or to alter any affected figures.
• Logical order:- The stubs and captions should be arranged logically according to the alphabetical, Chronological, Geographical order and items to be arranged according to the size.
• Identity:- If desired to locate the particular quantity in the body of the table that should be showed by thick colored inks or shaded off.
• The table should not be overloaded with number of characteristics, rather can be prepare another table.
• The table should be complete in all respects by captions and stubs, titles heading and no cell is left blank if left do not put ’o’ but give (—) dash marks or write N.A
• Miscellaneous column can be provided for the data which do not fit to the data, such as Radius, percentages.
• Ditto ( “ ) marks should not be used,as they may confuse with the number 11
• Footnote may contain about errors, omissions, remarks 
• Sources if provided regarding publications, organizations pages Journals etc.