STATISTICS READING

Interpret data
 Table
1. What are tables used for?
Tables are used to present data that has not been
arranged and is difficult to understand.

2. Where usually we find tables

In all reports where there is data

An arrangement of facts and numbers in rows or blocks, table consists of

two main parts, which are rows and columns. Rows begin from top to
bottom, while Columns are arranged from left to right.
Table
Find out what the table is about
The table below summarises some data collected by a college bookshop for the month of
February 2017.

The table shows the sales figures of fiction books, non-fiction books, and
magazines in a college bookshop for February 2017. The figures are divided into
two groups: sales to non- Book Club members and to Book Club members.
Table
Analysis of the data by group 1

The non- Book Club member figures comprise sales to college staff, college students, and members
of the public. College staff bought 332 magazines, 44 fiction and 29 non-fiction books. College
students bought 1249 magazines, 194 non-fiction and 31 fiction books. More magazines were sold to
college students than to any other group of customers. Although no fiction books were sold to
members of the public, they purchased 122 non-fiction books and 82 magazines.
Table
Analysis of the data by group 2

Book Club members bought more fiction (76) and non-fiction books (942) than
other customers. On the other hand, magazine sales to Club members (33) were
fewer than for any other type of customer.
Table
Summarize the results of the total data

The total number of publications sold for the month was 3134 (1474 to college
students, 405 to staff, 204 to the public, and 1051 to Book Club members). Of
this figure, 151 items were fiction books and 1287 were non-fiction. Therefore,
magazines accounted for the greatest number of sales (1696).
 Students’ Weekly Fast Food Consumption in City X
QUIZ

1. Which of the following is incorrect according to the table?

A. Elementary school students are the least fast food consumers.
B. Senior highschoolers eat more fast food than junior ones.
C. In a week, there are more burgers eaten than pizza.
D. French fries is the most favorable food in all three levels.
E. Pizza is the least favorable food in all three levels.
QUIZ

2. What is the table about?

A. Scores of ten best students in Ruangraya Academy.
B. The achievement of all first year students in a school.
C. Students with highest scores in Math, Science, and History.
D. Scores of ten first year students of Ruangraya Academy in three subjects.
E. Scores of Ruangraya Academy’s students in Math, Science and History
competition.
QUIZ

3. The challenges with no improvement in ten year-time in school A are ....

A. reading ability and handwriting
B. spelling and listening skills
C. reading ability and spelling
D. verbal expression of ideas and following instruction
E. concentration in lesson and following instruction
QUIZ

4. What is remarkable about English speakers is that the number of speakers of English
as ... is higher than that of ... of English.
A. the first language, learners
B. an additional language, learners
C. a mother tongue, the expert teachers
D. a mother tongue, non-native speakers
E. an additional language, native speakers
 Diagram
The difference between a diagram and a table is that a
diagram makes it easier for the data to be illustrated and
read. We just need to find the starting point and follow the
arrow.
Diagram
Diagram
 Chart
In the chart is divided into two parts, namely
Data Statistics and Data Dynamics.
Statistics Data
“Statistics Data is fixed data, meaning that the data cannot
change after being recorded.”
1. Bar charts usually have breaks between values 2. Pie charts are a little different from other
which can be compared and arranged vertically or charts because it is more focused on the
horizontally. percentage of value than data in the form of a
piece of cake.
 Dynamic Data
“While Dynamic Data is data that can be changed or
updated after the data is recorded.”
Line chart is a chart that contains the
lines and dots that form it a groove to
observe rising and decline in a condition
in a period certain time.
QUIZ

1. According to the line chart, we can say the trend of India's population was ....
A. stable
B. fluctuated
C. decreased
D. increased
E. levelled off
QUIZ

1. In what years will China's population gradually decrease?

A. 2000-2020
B. 2020-2050
C. 2020-2040
D. 2030-2040
E. 2040-2050