Example Data Tables
1. A table for quantitative data (but it can be improved!):
What would make this table better? Did you notice that the "g"
should
NOT be with the numbers within the table? And, there is no uncertainty
noted for each measurement. Also, the data should be presented consistently.
The last column should be 0.7, 0.1, 0.9. Finally, if appropriate, the
uncertainty in the mass measurements should be included in the column
headings like this: Initial Mass (g) (± 0.1g).
2. Two good data tables for quantitative data. Notice that each table has a title and a caption describing the data and important information about how it was obtained. There are units and uncertainties for all data. Notice that the uncertainty is rounded to one significant figure and the
data is rounded to match the uncertainty.
3. A very good table for qualitative data:
