How should columns with mixed units of measure indicate the unit of measure?
A. In a table with mixed units throughout, use a table footnote for the most common unit of measure, eg, Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number (percentage). and specify in the stub or column head only those units that are different. In a table with mixed units in a single column, use the most common unit in the column head and only provide another unit in the table cell for those entries that have a different unit of measure. Q. Because of the change from the 9th to the 10th edition in the way number and percentage are handled in running text (see page 832 in the 10th edition), should column headings in tables also be changed to read, for example, No. of Girls (%) rather than No. (%) of Girls? A. No. The style No. (%) of Girls is still an acceptable table column head as here both number and percentage apply to of girls, whereas in the example on p 832, the percentage is given as more of an aside to the numerator and denominator and hence follows: Death occurred in 6
