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Q.Collect information and fill in a table with the amount of money spent (in rupees) by four low-income families (A, B, C, D) on various commodities — wheat/rice, vegetable oil, sugar, electricity/lighting, ghee, clothes and house rent. Analyse the data to find which family is relatively poor compared with the others; also find who are absolutely poor if the poverty line is fixed at an expenditure of ₹500 per month per person.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →An open-ended data activity: record four families' monthly spending on given commodities, rank them for relative poverty, then apply the ₹500/person line for absolute poverty. Use your own collected figures.
The table to fill
Collect each family's monthly spending (₹) on the listed items:
| Commodity | Family A | Family B | Family C | Family D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat / Rice | ||||
| Vegetable Oil | ||||
| Sugar | ||||
| Electricity / Lighting | ||||
| Ghee | ||||
| Clothes | ||||
| House Rent |
How to analyse it
- Relative poverty — add up each family's total monthly expenditure and compare them; the family with the lowest total (per person) is the relatively poor one. …
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