Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Presentation of Data

Question:

Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: There are five kinds of classification using tabular presentation of data.   

Statement 2: When classification of data is done according to attributes, such as social status, physical status, nationality, etc., it is called spatial classification.    

Options:

Only Statement 1 is correct.

Only Statement 2 is correct.

Both statements are correct.

None of the given statement is correct.

Correct Answer:

None of the given statement is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: None of the given statement is correct.

Statement 1: There are five kinds of classification using tabular presentation of data. This is incorrect. There are four kinds of classification using tabular presentation of data. 

Statement 2: When classification of data is done according to attributes, such as social status, physical status, nationality, etc., it is called spatial classification.This is incorrect. When classification of data is done according to attributes, such as social status, physical status, nationality, etc., it is called qualitative classification.  

In a tabular presentation, data are presented in rows (read horizontally) and columns (read vertically). The most important advantage of tabulation is that it organises data for further statistical treatment and decisionmaking. Classification used in tabulation is of four kinds:

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Temporal and

• Spatial

When classification is done according to attributes, such as social status, physical status, nationality, etc., it is called qualitative classification.