Table and Line Graph

Quantitative Data Interpretation

Quantitative data interpretation refers to the technique of reviewing the numerical data to
calculate required values. Data is generally provided in visual format such as Table, Graph, Pi
chart etc.

There are further two types of quantitative data. a) Continuous data b) Discrete data

Continuous data is further divided into two types, Ratio and Interval data. Everything
mentioned here is numerical in nature.

Types of Visual Data

Human eyes are naturally drawn to visualisations more than letters and numbers. We can
easily separate Red from Blue and Circle from Square. Whenever we see any data, we
naturally look at the trends and outliers first and tend to retain them in our subconscious for
longer as compared to numbers and letters. Data interpretation can be presented in several
formats. We shall look at Tabular DI and Line graph below.

1. Tabular DI

Tabular DI is one of the most convenient ways to summarize the data and present it
in a meaningful way. Table has certain number of rows and columns. Rows or
columns contain data for specific objects at certain time or variable. You might have
seen excel sheets before. Excel sheet is a typical example of Tabular DI. While
studying the table one must take care of following things.
a) Title of the table: Title of a table describes the content of table precisely. It also
describes the kind of data, measurements and time duration during which it
occurred.
b) Column Headings: Column heading informs you about the contents of the
column along with specifications of units of measurements in some cases.
c) Head Note: In general, Unit of measurement for the complete set is mentioned in
the head note.
 d) Foot note: Foot notes include the assumptions and exceptions taken during
tabulation.

2. Line Graph:

A line graph is used to represent a data where one quantity changes with respect to
change in another quantity. We use individual data points to plot a line graph. In a line graph
there are two axis, one horizontal and another vertical also known as X and Y axis. For a
graph to be called line graph, it must have 5 features. These 5 main features are

 Title
 Scale
 Points
 Labels
 Line.

Line graph is used to review changes over a period of time. Specially, when there are small
changes over a period of time, Line graph is better than bar graphs. There are mainly 3 types
of Line Graph:

 Simple Line Graph: When there’s only one line in a graph, the graph is a Simple line
Graph
 Multiple Line Graph: When there’s more than one line graph, it is a multiple line
graph
 Compound Line Graph: It is a development on the simple line graph which shows the
total data proportion and the different layers that make up the data.
 Class Assignment

Directions(1 to 5): Answer the following questions based on the information given
below

City Years

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Kolkata 120 135 140 150 115

Mumbai 102 105 107 109 113

Delhi 134 140 142 147 152

Bangalor 182 195 205 208 218

e

Chennai 165 175 184 197 205

Pune 160 17 185 195 207

The table above shows the number of cars purchased in six different Cities in five
different years

1. In Kolkata, the total number of cars purchased in 2007 is what percentage of the
cars purchased in 2009? 

A.75%

B.90%

C.80%

D.85%

2. What is the difference between the total number of cars purchased in Mumbai and
Delhi together in the years 2005 and 2008? 
A.17

B.25

C.20

D.23

3. What is the total number of cars purchased across all six cities over the given
period? 

A.4811

B.4715

C.4791

D.4561

4. What is the percentage increase in the number of cars purchased in Bangalore in

2007 over the previous year? 

A.6.3%

B.7.2%

C.6.8%

D.5.67%

5. What is the ratio of the total number of carspurchased in Delhi yo that in Chennai
over the given period? 

A.695 : 916

B.705 : 926

C.725 : 906
D.715 : 926

Direction for questions(6 to 10): Answer the following questions based on the
information given below

The table below shows the number of units sold by companies A,B,C,D,E, and F from
1998 to 2003.All values in the table are in lakhs

Years Companies

A B C D E F

1998 43.4 51.27 54.1 61.21 52.6 61.27

8 8 3

1999 63.3 60.52 47.2 64.41 56.8 63.48

4

2000 58.2 54.23 62.5 59.32 64.2 59.22

5 3

2001 48.2 56.75 57.2 44.74 49.4 47.33

3 6

2002 70.1 49.14 55.2 60.24 64.1 57.20

8 6 9

2003 54.2 65.16 68.4 70.45 51.3 55.32

3 0 6

6. The number of units sold by companies C and E in 1998 forms what percentage of
the number of units sold by the same companies in 2002? 

A.64.52%

B.81.24%

C.76.31%

D.89.47
7. What is the ratio of the sum of the units sold by company A in 2001 and company E
in 1999 to the sum of units sold by company C in 2002 and company D in 2001? 

A.15 : 8

B.14 : 9

C.21 : 20

D.24 : 17

8. What is the difference between the total units sold by all thecompanies in 2003 and
2000? 

A.8.52 lakh

B.7.17 lakh

C.9.26 lakh

D.12.43 lakh

9. The total sold of F over the given period are what percent more/less than the total
sold of B over the given period? 

A.0.8%

B.1.7%

C.2.6%

D.2%

10. What percentage increase in product C from 1998 to 2003?

A.17.68%
B.19.2%

C.21.6%

D.26.24%

Direction for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the following graphs’
information.

ChocbloxPvt. Ltd. Makes two types of Chocolate bars, Nutchox and fruitchox It sells
Nutchox bars wholsale in boxes of 100 bars each at rs. 480 a box, and Fruitchox bars
wholsale in voxes of 120 bars each at Rs. 640 a box. The sales figures of these two
products for the first 6 months of 2007 are shown in the graph below.

11. What is the difference between the total number of Nutchox and Fruitchox bars
sold in the first four month of 2007? 

A.1200000

B.600000

C.144000

D.30000
12. Starting from Jan, every set of three consecutive months is called a quarter.what
percentage of the total number of boxes sold in the second quarter contained
Nutchox? 

A.66.67%

B.60%

C.55.55%

D.62.5%

13. What was the ratio of the Fruitchox bars sold in the second quarter to the Nutchox
bars sold in the first quarter. Assume information from the previous question. If
necessary? 

A.4 : 1

B.8 : 5

C.5 : 3

D.4 : 3

14. In how many months was the number of bars sold are more than 500? 

A.2

B.0

C.4

D.1
15. What is the total cost of both types of boxes in the month of May? 

A.52000

B.67282

C.97850

D.43200

Direction for questions 16 to 20: Answer the questions based on the following graphs’
information.

The graph below shows the protein consumption (in gms) of four friends A,B,C and D
from 2012 to 2016

16. A’s protein consumption in 2014 forms what part of the total protein consumption
of all four friends in 2014 and 2015 respectively? 

A.16.4%
B.18.2%

C.14.8%

D.8.4%

17. What is the ratio of C’s total consumption to B’s average consumption in the given
period? 

A.113 : 119

B.121 : 141

C.695 : 117

D.17 : 19

18. The percentage growth in the total protein consumption in 2014 is what percent of
the percentage growth in total protein consumption in 2016? 

A.55%

B.12.24%

C.67%

D.33%

19. The four friends were advised to also consume vitamins along with proteins in the
ratio 2: 3 for vitamins and protein respectively. What will be the approximate
consumption of vitamins for all friends in 2016? 

A.8233 gms

B.7333 gms
C.7253 gms

D.8223 gms

20. Consuming 1gm of protein costs $0.7.What is the difference between the cost
incurred by B and D for protein consumption over the given years? Assume 1$=Rs.63. 

A.Rs. 66,450

B.Rs.54,020

C.Rs.44,050

D.Rs. 61,740

Instructions (21 – 25): In a film industry every movie belongs to one of the five genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror and Science Fiction. Also, every movie falls in one
category Hit or Flop.

Following table shows the number of movies from each genre released in this movie
industry in the year 2015.

Name of the Genre Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-fi

Name of the movie 156 216 256 125 192

Following table gives the hit and flop status of movies released in the year 2015
including those of a superstar called KRK.

Name of the Genre Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-fi

Hit movies as a % of total 33.33 62.5 37.5 20 25
movies
Hit movies by KRK as a % 50 70 60 30 10
of total movies by KRK
Flop movies by KRK as a 12.5 11.11 5 7 6.25
% of total flop movies
Question 21: What is the total number of hit movies of KRK across the genres Comedy,
Drama and Horror in the year 2015?

a) 36

b) 39

c) 42

d) 46

Question 22: What percentage of the total movies that released in the year 2015 were
flops?

a) 49.25%

b) 55.65%

c) 62.33%

d) 66.48%

Question 23: What percentage of the total movies that released in the year 2015 were
flops?

a) 49.25%

b) 55.65%

c) 62.33%

d) 66.48%

Question 24: Across how many genres were the number of hits more than the number
of flops for the actor KRK?
a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Question 25: How many movies of KRK were flops across the genres Action, Horror
and Science fiction?

a) 16

b) 23

c) 29

d) None of these

Solution

1. Option B.

Car purchased in 2007 by Kolkata=140

Car purchased in 2009 is=155

100
140× =90.32≈90%
155

2. Option C.

Total number of cars purchased in Delhi& Mumbai in 2005=236

Total number of cars purchased in Delhi & Mumbai in 2008=256

Difference=256-236=20

3. Option A.

Total car purchased by all the cities during given year is as follow in 2005

=120+102+134+182+165+160=863
In 2006=135+105+140+195+175+179=929

In 2007=140+107+142+205+184+185=963

In 2008=150+109+147+208+197+195=1006

In 2009=155+113+152+218+205+207=1050

Total number of cars=863+929+963+1006+1050=4811

4. Option D

Number of cars purchased in Bangalore in 2007=205

Number of cars purchased in Bangalore in 2006=195

205−195
% increase = ×100=5.67%
195

5. Option D.

Total number of car purchased in Delhi over all the year=715

Total number of car purchased in Chennai over all the year=926

Ratio=715 :926

6. Option D.

Unit sold by C & E in 1998=54.18+52.69=106.7

Unit sold by C & E in 2007=55.26+64.19=119.5

106 .87
×100=89.47%
119. 45

7. Option C

Unit sold by A in 2001=48.2

Unit sold by E in 1999=56.8

Total=48.2+56.8=105

Unit sold by C in 2002=55.26

Unit sold by D in 2001=44.74

Total=55.26+44.74=100

Ratio=105 :100=21 :20

8. Option B.

Total units sold in 2003=264.92

Total units sold in 2000=357.75

Difference in unit sold=364.92-357.75=7.17 lakh

9. Option B.

Total sales of F in given period

=61.27+63.48+59.22+47.33+57.2+55.32=343.62

Total sales of B in given period

=51.2+60.52+54.23+56.75+79.147+65.16=337.07

Total sale of F is more than B

343 .62−337 .07

% Change= =1.7%
337 . 07

10. Option D.

68 .0−54 . 18
% increase = ×100
54 .18

14 . 222
= ×100
54 .18

=26.24%

11. Option D.
Nutchox sold in first four month=30+20+40+60=150

Fruitchox sold in first four month=10+10+50+50=120

Difference=150-120=30000

12. Option D.

Now the second quarter is from april to june

Nutch box sol in april to june=60+50+40=150

Total nutch coxes sold from jan to june

=30+20+40+60+50+40=240

Now,

150
×100=62.5%
240

13. Option D.

Fruitchox sold in second quarter i.e.April to June

=50+30+40=120

Nutchox sold in first quarter i.e.Jan to Mar

=30+20+40=90

Ratio=120 :90 = 4 : 3

14. Option C.

First, we have to calculate number of bars for each month

Nutchox=100bar/box

Fruitchox=120bar/box

Jan=30×100+10×120=4200

Feb=20×100+10×120=3200

Mar=40×100+50×120=10000

Apri=60×100+50×120=12000

May=50×100+30×120=8600

June=40×100+40×120=8800

So,In the four month number of bar  sold is more than 500

15. Option D.

In may number of fruitchox is=30

and number of nutchox is=50

Total cost in May,

30×640+50×480=43200

16. Option A.

A's protien consumption in 2014=3200

Total protein consume by all the four friend in 2014

=3200+2500+2200+1900=9800

Total protein consume by all the four friend in 2015

=2900+2800+2200+1800
=9700

So,

3200
×100=16.4%
9800+0700

17. Option C

C's total consumption in given period

=3200+2500+1900+2800+3500

=13900

B's average consumption

=2900+2300+2500+1800+2200

=11700

11700
=2340
5

Ratio=13900 :2340=695 :117

18. Option B.

Total protein consumption in 2014

3200+2500+2200+1900=9800

Total Protein consumption in 2016

3500+2600+2700+2200=11000

11000−9800
% Growth= ×100
9800
=12.24%

19. Option B.

Protein consumption in 2016

3500+2600+2700+2200=11000

Ratio of protein :vitamins=3 :2

3x=11000

11000
i.e.x=
3

11000
Hence, vitamin is 2× =7333.33 gms
3

20. Option D.

Protein consumption of B over all the year

2900+2300+2500+1800+220

=11700 gm

Total protein consumption by D in given year is

=2500+2800+2200+2900+2700

=13100

Total cost of protein incurred by B

=11700×$0.7=8190$

Total cost of protein incurred by D

=13100×0.7$=9170$

Difference=9170$-8190$

=980$
in Rs=980×63=Rs.61740

Solutions (21 – 25):

We fill the following table to answer this data interpretation set.

As we know the total number of movies in each category, we can find the hit movies in each
category as the % given in the first row second table * number of movies.

Flop movies = Total Movies – Hit Movies

Flop movies by KRK = % given in 3rd row * Flop Movies

Total movies by KRK = Flop Movies / (1 – % given in second row)

Hit movies by KRK = Total movies by KRK – Flop movies by KRK

Name of the genre Action Comedy Drama Horror Sci-fi Total

Total Movies 156 216 256 125 192 945
Hit movies 52 135 96 25 48 356
Flop movies 104 81 160 100 144 589
Hit movies by KRK 13 21 12 3 1 50
Flop movies by KRK 13 9 8 7 9 46
Total movies by KRK 26 30 20 10 10 96

21) Answer (A)

22) Answer (C)

23) Answer (D)

24) Answer (B)

25) Answer (C)