The document discusses tabulation, which is defined as the process of organizing data between its collection and obtaining results. Tabulation facilitates presentation and comparison of data while simplifying, saving time and space, and aiding analysis. Tabulation has advantages like efficiency but disadvantages like not being easily understood. The main parts of a table and different kinds of tables are described, as well as manual and mechanical methods of tabulation and the tabulation process.

2. In the words of prof. Bowley, “Tabulation is
the process in between the collection of data
in any form and obtaining results from it.”
TABULATION

3.  TO FACILITATE PRESENTATION
 ECONOMY AND CONSISTENCY
 TO CLASSIFY THE NATURE OF DATA
 FACILITATES COMPARISON
OBJECTS OF TABULATION

4.  SIMPLIFICATION
 SAVES TIME AND SPACE
 COMPARATIVE STUDY
 HELPFUL IN ANALYSIS, MEASURING AND
PRESENTATION OF DATA
ADVANTAGES OF TABULATION

5.  CONTAINS ONLY DATA & NOT DESCRIPTION
 NOT EASY TO UNDERSTAND BY COMMON
MAN
DISADVANTAGES OF TABULATION

6. 1. TITLE
2. CAPTIONS & STUBS
3. RULING & SPACING
4. ARRANGEMENT OF ITEMS
5. FOOTNOTES
6. SOURCE OF DATA
MAIN PARTS OF TABLE

7. I. ON THE BASIS OF OBJECTIVES
1. GENERAL PURPOSE TABLE
2. SPECIFIC PURPOSE TABLE
II. ON THE BASIS OF ORIGINALITY
1. ORIGINAL TABLE
2. DERIVATIVE TABLE
KINDS OF TABLE

8. III. ON THE BASIS OF CONSTRUCTION
1. SIMPLE TABLE
2. COMPLEX TABLE
a) Two Way Table
b) Three Way Table
c) Manifold Table

9. I. BY HAND
II. MECHANICAL
METHODS OF TABULATION

10. 1. CODIFICATION
2. TRANSCRIPTION OF CODES ON
CARDS
3. VERIFICATION
4. SORTING
5. TABULATION
PROCESS OF MECHANICAL
TABULATION

11.  SAVES TIME
 HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY
 TABULATION WORK IS SYSTEMATIC
 ERRORS OR FAULTS CAN BE DETECTED
ADVANTAGES