1. Present the data in tabular form. 2. Suppose you were to present these data in diagrammatic

Question

The Indian Sugar Mills Association reported that ‘Sugar production during the first fortnight of December 2001 was about 3,87,000 tonnes, as against 3,78,000 tonnes during the same fortnight last year (2000). The ***-take of sugar from factories during the first fortnight of december 2001 was 2,83,000 tonnes for internal consumption and 41,000 tonnes for exports as against 1,54,000 tonnes for internal consumption and nill for exports during the same fortnight last season.

1. Present the data in tabular form.

2. Suppose you were to present these data in diagrammatic form which of the diagrams would you use and why?

3. Present these data diagrammatically

Answer 1

| Sugar Production in India |
| Date | Total Production(tonnes) | Internal Consumption(tonnes) | Export of Sugar (tonnes) |
| December 2000 | 3,78,000 | 1,54,000 | - |
| December 2001 | 3,87,000 | 2,83,000 | 43,000 |

1. To present these data in diagrammatic form we can use multiple bar diagram because these are effective in comparing two or more sets of data.

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