Developing Data Tables

The Purpose of our table today was: Well designed data tables will help the scientists see the patterns and relationships in the data they might miss otherwise.


Does your data table have two rows with six columns or six rows with two columns?
It has six rows with two columns.

What factors would help you determine if information should be entered into the rows or columns? The headings tell you where to put the data.


Which year on our data table had the most new food products?
The year was 1995.

Which year had the fewest?
The year was 1970.