Question

We have marks of different students in three different tables below, which one of the following is the easiest to analyse?
A)

$$\begin{array}{cc}Student& Marksscored\left(Outof100\right)\\ A& 77\\ B& 65\\ C& 93\\ D& 42\\ E& 88\end{array}$$

B)

$$\begin{array}{cc}Student& Marksscored\left(Outof100\right)\\ E& 88\\ D& 42\\ C& 93\\ B& 65\\ A& 77\end{array}$$

C)

$$\begin{array}{cc}Student& Marksscored\left(Outof100\right)\\ D& 42\\ B& 65\\ A& 77\\ E& 88\\ C& 93\end{array}$$

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. Both A & B

Answer 1

The correct option is C

C

The data in table C is organised. We can easily answer the questions asked from the data in table C as compared to other data sets. Also, when the number of students is more, it's almost impossible to analyse the data if it is not organised. If we store it in alphabetical order, it is hard to determine who scored the least marks or who scored the highest marks. This can, however, be answered very easily by looking at the first and the last entry of the organised data table.