Presentation of Data | Class 11 Economics Notes
By ConceptScroll Team · Published on 17 July 2026 · 2 min read

Presentation of Data – this guide gives you a concise, exam-ready overview of Presentation of Data from Class 11 Economics, written by ConceptScroll editors and reviewed against the latest NCERT textbook.
CONCLUSION
This chapter has provided a comprehensive understanding of how data can be effectively presented in Economics. Starting from textual presentation suitable for small data sets, it progressed to tabular presentation, which accommodates larger volumes of data and multiple variables. Tabulated data can then be represented through various diagrams, which enable quicker and often clearer comprehension. The chapter covered different types of diagrams including bar diagrams (simple, multiple, component), pie diagrams, frequency diagrams (histogram, frequency polygon, frequency curve, ogive), and arithmetic line graphs. Each method has its own advantages and is suitable for different kinds of data and purposes. Mastery of these presentation techniques is essential for meaningful, comprehensive, and purposeful communication of economic data.
📊 Diagram: See figure_16 and table_10 for example of arithmetic line graph and data summarising exports and imports.
🧪 Activity: Exercises include multiple-choice questions, data representation tasks, and drawing time series graphs.
🔗 Connection: This summary leads to exercises that reinforce the concepts learned in the chapter.
Table on page 16 (22×3)
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 698 | 731 |
| 1994-95 | 827 | 900 |
| 1995-96 | 1064 | 1227 |
| 1996-97 | 1188 | 1389 |
| 1997-98 | 1301 | 1542 |
| 1998-99 | 1398 | 1783 |
| 1999-2000 | 1591 | 2155 |
| 2000-01 | 2036 | 2309 |
| 2001-02 | 2090 | 2452 |
| 2002-03 | 2549 | 2964 |
| 2003-04 | 2934 | 3591 |
| 2004-05 | 3753 | 5011 |
| 2005-06 | 4564 | 6604 |
| 2006-07 | 5718 | 8815 |
| 2007-08 | 6559 | 10123 |
| 2008-09 | 8408 | 13744 |
| 2009-10 | 8455 | 13637 |
| 2010-11 | 11370 | 16835 |
| 2011-12 | 14660 | 23455 |
| 2012-13 | 16343 | 26692 |
| 2013-14 | 19050 | 27154 |
Frequently asked questions
Which of the following is a graphical presentation of a frequency distribution of a continuous series:
Histogram
Arithmetic line graphs are also known as:
Time series graph
The other name of Pie diagram is:
Angular Circle Diagram
The Principal component of a table is:
All of these
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