Question

a) Cite an example of the applicability of the percentage in the administration. (05 points)

Answer 1

Explanation:

DJS3E - TIME SERIES and OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Unit-I (Time Series)

Components of time series – Additive and multiplicative models - Resolving components of

a time series-measuring trend: Graphic, semi-averages, moving average and least squares

methods.

Unit -II (Time Series)

Seasonal variation- measuring seasonal variation: method of simple averages, ratio-to-

trend method, ratio-to-moving average method and link relative method- Cyclical and

Random fluctuations- variate difference method.

Unit -III (Index Numbers)

Index numbers and their definitions - construction and uses of fixed and chain based index

numbers - simple and weighted index numbers - Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s, Fisher’s, and

Marshall - Edgeworth index numbers – optimum tests for index numbers - Cost of living

index numbers.

Unit -IV (Demographic Methods)

Demographic data – definition, sources and surveys –registration method. Fertility

measurements – crude birth rate – general, specific, total fertility rates - gross and net

reproduction rates. Mortality measurements – crude death rate – specific, standardized

death rates – infant mortality rate – maternal mortality rate. Construction of Life table.

Unit -V (Official Statistics)

Present official statistics system in India – Ministry of statistics – NSSO, CSO and their

functions - Registration of vital events – National Income Statistics – Agricultural Statistics –

Industrial Statistics in India – Trade Statistics in India – Labour Statistics in India – Financial

Statistics in India.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Goon, A.M., M. K. Gupta and B. Das Gupta (2005) Fundamentals of Statistics- Vol. I,

World press Ltd, Kolkata.

2. Gupta, S.C. and V.K. Kapoor (2007) Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, Sultan Chand &

Sons, New Delhi.

3. Guilford, J. P. (1986) Fundamental Statistics in Psychology and Education, McGraw-Hill

Book Company, New Delhi.

4. Srivastava, S. C. and S. Srivastava (2003) Fundamentals of Statistics, Anmol Publications

Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.