Features of Tables
 The table has a title or a heading.
 The units are written at the top of the column in
brackets e.g. hours.
 The table has neat lines drawn with a ruler and
numbers are in a vertical line.
 The table summarises the information
Typical table
Ken recorded the time he spent on homework each
day in his diary. He wanted to draw a table and a
column graph of the time he spent on homework.
Title
Column
headings
Time Ken spent on homework
Units
Row
s
DAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
TIME (hours)
1.5
2
1
2.5
1
Data
Column
s
CHECKLIST FOR TABLES
□ The title explains the data in the table
□ The left column has the independent variable, which
was set before each reading was taken
□ The right column has the dependent variable, which
was measured in the experiment
□ Units are displayed at the top of each column
□ Units must be the same
□ Missing values are recorded as a dash (-) and zero as
0.
□ There should be no blanks
□ The numbers are listed neatly below each other
□ The table is ruled, and neat and tidy.
Why do we use tables?
Use the following worksheets and discuss with the class
why we use tables
CHECKLIST FOR TABLES
□ The title explains the data in the table
□ The left column has the independent variable, which was set before
each reading was taken
□ The right column has the dependent variable, which was measured in
the experiment
□ Units are displayed at the top of each column
□ Units must be the same
□ Missing values are recorded as
, and zero as 0.
□ There should be no blanks
□ The numbers are listed neatly below each other
□ The table is ruled, and neat and tidy.
CHECKLIST FOR TABLES
□ The title explains the data in the table
□ The left column has the independent variable, which was set before
each reading was taken
□ The right column has the dependent variable, which was measured in
the experiment
□ Units are displayed at the top of each column
□ Units must be the same
□ Missing values are recorded as
, and zero as 0.
□ There should be no blanks
□ The numbers are listed neatly below each other
□ The table is ruled, and neat and tidy.
CHECKLIST FOR TABLES
□ The title explains the data in the table
□ The left column has the independent variable, which was set before
each reading was taken
□ The right column has the dependent variable, which was measured in
the experiment
□ Units are displayed at the top of each column
□ Units must be the same
□ Missing values are recorded as
, and zero as 0.
□ There should be no blanks
□ The numbers are listed neatly below each other
□ The table is ruled, and neat and tidy.
Typical table
Ken recorded the time he spent on homework each day in his diary. He wanted to draw a table and a column graph of
the time he spent on homework.
Time Ken spent on homework
DAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
TIME (hours)
1.5
2
1
2.5
1
Typical table
Ken recorded the time he spent on homework each day in his diary. He wanted to draw a table and a column graph of
the time he spent on homework.
Time Ken spent on homework
DAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
TIME (hours)
1.5
2
1
2.5
1