Syllabus
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Course Code: DSES1-518 Course Name: Applied Statistics-1 |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Index Number: Definition, problems involved in the construction of index numbers, calculation of index numbers-simple aggregate method, weighted aggregates method, simple average of price relatives, weighted average of price relatives, link relatives, chain indices, value index numbers, price and quantit y index numbers. | |
| 2 | Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s, Marshall-Edgeworth and Fisher’s index numbers, time and factor reversal tests of index numbers, consumer price index number and its uses. Base shifting, splicing and deflating of index numbers | |
| 3 | Time Series Analysis: Definition, components of time series-trend, seasonal variations, cyclic variations, irregular component, illustrations, additive and multiplicative models, determination of trend: graphic method, semi-averages method, method of curve fitting by principle of least squares, moving average method. Analysis of seasonal fluctuations, construction of seasonal indices using method of simple averages, ratio to trend method and ratio to moving average method. | |
| 4 | Demographic methods: Sources of demographic data-census, register, adhoc survey, hospital records, measurement of mortality, crude death rate, specific death rate, standardized death rates, complete life tables and its main features, assumptions, descriptions and construction of life tables, uses of life tables, stationary and stable population, measurement of fertility-crude birth rate, general fertility rate, specific fertility rate, total fertility rate, measurement of population growth, gross reproduction rate, net reproduction rate. | |
