DATA INTERPRETATION

INTRODUCTION
• Data is basically information at its base. In this chapter, we study ways
to represent data in a better form and then on the basis of those
representations, answer various questions or manage deductions. In
today’s world, we need to improve our decision making skills and this
is where data comes in. The capturing of data allows us to do analysis
of the same in order to make improved decisions for improved
results. Hence, the capturing of data becomes exceedingly critical
 TYPES
1. Tables
2. Bar Graphs
3. Line Charts
4. Pie Charts
 TABLES
• Tables present data systematically in horizontal rows and vertical
columns. This presentation of data makes it easily understandable
and usable for further statistical analysis
Q.1) In which block is the population of children highest?
a) Block A
b) Block B
c) Block C
d) Block D
e) Block E
Q.1) What is the average price of Barley per kg for these 8 months?
a) Rs. 16.2575
b) Rs. 17.7725
c) Rs. 16.9025
d) Rs. 16.9375
e) Rs. 17.2225
Q.2) What was the percentage increase in the price of Rice per kg from
January to August?
a) 14.28%
b) 7.14%
c) 28.56%
d) 10.5%
e) 9.58%
Q.4 What was the average crop price per quintal in the month of June?
a) Rs. 1886.25
b) Rs. 1922.75
c) Rs. 1875.75
d) Rs. 1868.25
e) Rs. 1895.25
Q.1) Which of the following had the highest numbers of student
passing among the given options?
a) Maharashtra 2013
b) Rajasthan 2014
c) Bihar 2013
d) Haryana 2012
e) Maharashtra 2015
Q.3) What was the percentage decrease in the number of students that
failed in Maharashtra in 2015 as compared to the number of students
that failed in Maharashtra in 2012?
a) 25.85%
b) 38.91%
c) 24.46%
d) 21.87%
e) 18.66%
• Q.4) Which state had the maximum percentage increase in the
number of students that passed from 2012-2015?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Haryana
d) Bihar
e) None of these
Q.1) Which of the following shops have shown a growth of greater than
15% in sales from 2015 to 2017?
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Both A and B
e) Both B and C
Q.2) What were the average sales of shop C across five years?
a) 4,65,000
b) 4,85,000
c) 4,80,000
d) 4,90,000
e) 4,95,000
Q.3) In which year was the difference between the sales of shop A and
C lowest?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
e) 2019
Q.4) What was the percentage increase in sales for shop B from 2016 to
2019?
a) 17.25%
b) 18.18%
c) 16.24%
d) 14.36%
e) 17.54%
Q.1) By what percentage is the number of students who like football in
section B greater than the number of students who like chess in section
C?
a) 20% b)
b) 25% c)
c) 30%
d) d) 50%
e) e) 15%
Q.2) What is the largest difference between the number of students
liking different games in the same section and in which section?
a) Section A - 12
b) Section C - 14
c) Section B - 16
d) Section C- 18
e) Section D - 20
Q.3) What is the ratio of the number of students who like chess in
section B to the number of students who like swimming in section D?
a) 4:5
b) 2:7
c) 3:2
d) 2:1
e) 2:3
Q.4) What percentage of students in all sections combined like
swimming?
a) 15.25%
b) 18.5%
c) 21.75%
d) 25.5%
e) 20.5%
Q.1) How many females went to the cinema in the month of April ?
a) 1050
b) 1075
c) 1089
d) 1092
e) 1128
Q.2) What is the ratio of the number of males who visited the cinema
in March to the number of females who visited the cinema in May?
a) 7:8
b) 9:11
c) 7:9
d) 10:11
e) 12:13
Q.3) What is the average number of males that visit the cinema from
January to May?
a) 800
b) 750
c) 780
d) 760
e) 720
Q.4) If the footfall in July was 2400, what was the percentage increase
in footfall from April?
a) 15.15%
b) 27.27%
c) 26.28%
d) 25.77%
e) 21.21%
PIE CHART
• Pie charts are specific types of data presentation where the data is
represented in the form of a circle. In a pie chart, a circle is divided
into various sections or sectors such that each sector represents a
certain proportion or percentage of the total.
Q.1) The department with the lowest number of employees has how
many employees?
a) 72
b) 78
c) 84
d) 92
e) 100
Q.2) By what percentage is the number of employees in HR greater
than the number of employees in Marketing?
a) 66.6%
b) 72.54%
c) 55.5%
d) 77.7%
e) 88.8%
Q.3) A few months later they decided to start a new department and
hired 200 new employees for the same. What will be the percentage of
employees in the Engineering department now?
a) 19.6%
b) 20.8% c)
c) 16.3%
d) 22.6%
e) 21.7%
Q.4) What is the ratio of the number of employees in the finance
department and the number of employees in the operations
department?
a) 7:9
b) 9:11
c) 11:13
d) 7:11
e) 6:7
Q.1) How many Blue XL shirts were manufactured by the company?
a) 196
b) 200
c) 216
d) 210
e) 225
Q.2) By what percentage is the number of Blue shirts in ‘Large’ size
greater than the number of Red shirts in XXL?
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 75%
d) 80%
e) 100%
Q.3) What was the average number of red shirts produced by the
company across sizes?
a) 93
b) 96
c) 97
d) 101
e) 103
Q.4) The price of one blue shirt in XL size is Rs. 200 and the price of
three red shirts in XL size is Rs. 360. Find the total revenue generated
by company by selling all the shirts in XL size.
a) Rs. 54,000
b) Rs. 52,800
c) Rs. 57,600
d) Rs. 60,000
e) Rs. 62,400
Q.1) What is the ratio of the number of men who own a Kia and the
number of women who own a Toyota ?
a) 23:33
b) 24:31
c) 27:35
d) 22:35
e) 11:17
Q.2) What is the difference between the number of women who own a
Maruti and number of men who own a Toyota?
a) 207
b) 219
c) 211
d) 221
e) 229
Q.3) Number of women who own Honda and Ford form what
percentage of total number of male car owners?
a) 22.2%
b) 27.54%
c) 28.28%
d) 31.08%
e) 32.25%
Q.4) By what percentage is the number of male Honda owners greater
than the number of female Ford owners?
a) 16.5%
b) 17.77%
c) 12.69%
d) 19.26%
e) 15.03%
Q.1) In which month was the difference in sales of company A and B
highest?
a) February
b) March
c) April
d) May
e) June
Q.2) The sales of company A showed the highest growth in which time
period?
a) Jan-February
b) Feb-March
c) March-April
d) April-May
e) May-June
Q.3) What were the average sales of company A for the first five
months?
a) 2,76,000
b) 2,81,000
c) 2,92,000
d) 2,84,000
e) 2,98,000
Q.4) What is the difference between the total sales of both the
companies in this six month time period?
a) 20,000
b) 21,000
c) 22,000
d) 23,000
e) 25,000
Q.1) How many students play Tennis in School-B?
a) 130
b) 160
c) 180
d) 170
e) 150
Q.2) What is the ratio of the number of students who play Cricket in
School A to the number of students who play Basketball in School C?
a) 28:27
b) 14:35
c) 28:45
d) 25:34
e) 17:18
Q.3) If the number of students in school C is increased by 20% and all
the other ratios remain the same, what will be the absolute increase in
the number of students who play tennis now?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 80
d) 120
e) 200
Q.4) By what percentage is the number of students playing Tennis in
school D greater than number of students playing Tennis in school C?
a) 12.5%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 33.3%
e) 40%
Q.5) What is the average number of students who play tennis across
the four schools?
a) 220
b) 270
c) 300
d) 280
e) 260
What percentage of the total students play cricket across all four
schools?
a) 22.57%
b) 26.68%
c) 33.04%
d) 41.27%
e) 48.65