What are the rules used for creating and using tables in CPI?

Each row and column in a table has a heading.

Each column in a table has a heading.

Each table has a table number and caption.

Tables can be placed anywhere for the user to reader.

Tables are placed where they are of most use to the reader.

The width of a table is either the width of the column or, if necessary, the width of the page.

What are the conventions used for numeric tables?

Fractional numbers aligned to the decimal point.

Fractional numbers are not aligned to the decimal point.

Constant number of decimal places within a column.

Constant number of decimal places within a row.

Whole numbers are aligned to the right-hand digit.

Whole numbers are aligned to the left-hand digit.

What are the conventions for table captions?

Number all tables sequentially.

Number all tables alphabetically.

Use noun phrases.

Use verb phrases.

Align the table caption to the left side of the table.

Align the table caption to the centre side of the table.

What are the conventions for column headings?

Use title capitalization.

Use sentence casing.

Use parallel structure, such as all nouns or noun phrases.

Ensure that column headings clearly and concisely describe the information contained in the columns.

Ensure that column headings clearly and concisely describe the information contained in the rows.

Don't use parallel structure, such as all nouns or noun phrases.

What all information we can show in a table?

It should not facilitates the analysis of data.

Data can be presented more concisely than in running text.

It can be used to show some related facts or statistics in a small space.

It can be used to show graphical images as well.

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