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Tables

What is a table?

A table is a means of presenting a group of related data in a coherent, structured form. Tables are

used to

• summarize large amounts of data

• compare data for two or more cases

• group complex data so that relationships are clear

• convey statistics about the underlying data

• list a full matrix of related data.

Tables have a wide variety of uses and, because of the divergent uses, they may take on many

different styles as well. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to organize and format a table.

Types of tables

The simplest possible table is one that has at least two entries (and usually has corresponding

headers that define the data within the table).

Table 4

A very simple table

Tables can grow as big as you’d like, although there is a practical limit to their size—usually what

will fit onto a single page. Huge tables that sprawl over several pages are extremely difficult to

understand at a glance, and the relationships between the data become less distinct when you

build, multi-page tables. Nevertheless, you will find that big tables are useful when your ultimate

goal is to compile an organized reference to a large, underlying database.

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One important distinction to make in creating a table is whether or not the table is a summary of

information in an unseen database, or an exhaustive listing of the entire data in the database. The

former tends to result in small, concise tables that tell a story or highlight a particular point or

statistic. The latter are often long, multi-page tables that are only consulted as references. Nisus

Writer Express’s table capability can handle both.

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