Tables are a key piece of furniture that come in various styles, materials, sizes, and colors, as well as price points. There are many different types of tables, and they can be categorized in various ways depending on different aspects such as the purpose, the nature of data used for the investigation, and the extent of coverage of the table. Here are some of the main types of tables:
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Dining Table: A square, rectangular, oval, or round table whose primary function is dining. It comes in various shapes and typically seats four to eight people.
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Coffee Table: A low table designed to be placed in a living room in front of a sofa or chairs. It is used for holding drinks, snacks, books, and other items.
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End Table: A small table designed to be placed at the end of a sofa or next to a chair. It is used for holding lamps, drinks, and other items.
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Console Table: A narrow table designed to be placed against a wall. It is used for displaying decorative items, holding lamps, and other items.
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Bedside Table: A small table designed to be placed next to a bed. It is used for holding lamps, books, and other items.
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Nesting Tables: A set of two or more tables of different sizes that can be stacked together to save space when not in use.
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Outdoor Table: A table designed to be used outside, typically made of weather-resistant materials such as metal, plastic, or wood.
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Heterogeneous Table: A table involving distinct flavors of variables such as Name, Sex, Height, and Weight. In other words, Name and Sex have string values or categories, while Height and Weight have numeric values (representing quantities) .
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Binary Table: A table containing variables that can only take two values.
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General Purpose Table: A table covering a variety of information on a particular subject and showing the raw data in complete detail.
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One-way Table: A table in which a single characteristic is used to present the data. It is the simplest type of table and is often referred to as a First Order Table or a One-way Table.
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Frequency Table: A table used to show the univariate frequency distribution because they examine only one variable.
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Distance Table: A table used to show the distance between two or more objects.
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Contingency Table: A table used to show the relationship between two or more variables.
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Similarity and Proximity Table: A table used to show the similarity or proximity between two or more objects.
