subject matter of statistics descriptive statistics
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1. Nature of Statistics:
Here we study statistics as science or art. Different economists and statisticians differ on this point.“Statistics is the science of measurement of the social organism regarded as a whole in all its, manifestations.” —Dr. Bowley
This definition is defective. According to this definition, the scope of the science will be restricted to man and his activities.
But others do not agree as Tippett calls is science as well as art.
“Statistics is both a science and an art.” —Tippett
1. Statistical Methods
2). Subject Matter:
The subject matter of statistics can be studied under two headings as given below:
(а) Statistical Methods:
Here we go through all the laws, by laws, rules, sub-rules and general principles. These include collection, organisation, presentation, analysis and interpretation of data relating to the inquiry. This has already been elaborated.
“By statistical methods, we mean methods especially adopted for elucidation of quantitative data affected by multiplicity of causes.” —Yule and Kendall
(b) Applied Statistics:
This can be classified into two parts:
(i) Descriptive and
(ii) Scientific
(i) deals with the data those have been collected and.