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Classification of Data

Classification of data involves organizing data into groups based on common attributes to simplify analysis and highlight key similarities and differences. There are several methods of classification including geographical, chronological, qualitative, and quantitative. Geographical classification groups data by location. Chronological classification orders data by time. Qualitative classification sorts data based on attributes like literacy or religion. Quantitative classification organizes numeric data such as heights, weights, or incomes into frequency distributions that show the values and corresponding frequencies.

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Classification of Data

Classification of data involves organizing data into groups based on common attributes to simplify analysis and highlight key similarities and differences. There are several methods of classification including geographical, chronological, qualitative, and quantitative. Geographical classification groups data by location. Chronological classification orders data by time. Qualitative classification sorts data based on attributes like literacy or religion. Quantitative classification organizes numeric data such as heights, weights, or incomes into frequency distributions that show the values and corresponding frequencies.

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Classification of Data

By: Mamta Bansal MBA (SM) Roll no. 22

Objective of classification
To condense the mass of data in such a way that their similarities and dissimilarities become very clear. To facilities comparison. To point out the most important features of the data at a glance. To present the data in a brief form. To enable statistical treatment of the data collected.

Methods of Classification
Geographical classification Chronological classification Qualitative classification Quantitative classification

Geographical Classification
Data are classified on the basis of geographical or locational difference between the various items.

State
Punjab

Number of firm 30 20
25 22

Haryana
U.P M.P

Chronological Classification
In this data are classified on the basis of time

year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Population (in crores) 36.1


43.9 54.8 68.4 84.4

Qualitative Classification
Data are classified on the basis of some attribute or quality such as literacy, religion, marital status etc. This is of two types: 1) Simple classification 2) Manifold classification

Quantitative classification
Data are classified on the basis of some characteristics which is capable of direct quantitative measurement such as height, weight, income, marks etc. weight 70-80 80-90 90-100 No. of student 40 50 150

100-110
110-120

250
200

Quantitative data

Ordered array or individual series

Frequency distribution

Discrete series

Continuous series

Ordered array or Individual series


It is an orderly arrangement of data either in ascending or descending order of magnitude.

Frequency Distribution
Discrete frequency distribution: shows the value of variable individually and also the corresponding frequencies side by side.

Marks 11 12 14 16

frequency 3 1 4 2

17
18 20

5
1 4

Frequency Distribution
Grouped frequency distribution: shows the values of the variable in group and also the corresponding frequencies side by side.

Daily wages (in Rs.) 40-50 50-60

No. of workers 7 12

60-70
70-80 80-90 Total

8
6 2 35

General rules for constructing a Grouped frequency distribution


Selection of number of classes Size or width of class-interval Selection of class limit Kinds of continuous serirs

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