Answer
Shortcomings of the table include:

  • inappropriate column width
  • use of coloured text
  • illegible font
  • missing/inappropriate column titles
  • different alignment (left, right, centred)
  • inappropriate use of decimal places
  • one entry has been mistyped
  • no legend
  • no statistical data.

A more acceptable table would be:

Table 1.1. The effect of dog food brand on the mean quantity of food consumed by female and male canines.

Group Brand of Dog Food Sex of Canine Standard Error
Male Female
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3		 Man's Best Friend
Meat Feast
Canine Delight
Man's Best Friend
Meat Feast
Canine Delight
Man's Best Friend
Meat Feast
Canine Delight		 102
90
98
110
104
107
120
95
99		 110
98
92
115
112
109
117
97
93		 5.9
5.1
4.8
4.2
6.9
2.8
2.9
1.5
4.3