Question

Jack and Issac are collecting data about the colours of cars passing their home. Jack fills in the table whilst Isaac records the colour of every car.

select all the advantages of the method below

every colour is recorded
drawing a tally is quicker than writing down each colour
the order of passing cars is recorded
its easier to work out the number of cars of each colour

Answer 1

The advantages of the table are ;

• drawing a tally is quicker than writing down each color
• It is easier to work out the number of cars for each color.

Using a table for recording involves using separate columns for each attribute of the data we want to record . Having separate columns for attribute such as color and tally in this case makes it data not only quick during recording but also clear, readable ,understandable and easy to work with.

Therefore, the advantages of tabular data as shown are : drawing a tally is quicker than writing down each color and

being easier to work out the number of cars for each color.