Fundamentals of Statistics

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The distinctive features of the present book are – one, besides serving as textbook for B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. (Pass & Hons.), M.A. (Econ.) / M.Com. / M.Sc. (Maths. & Stat.) of India and Nepalese Universities; C.A.; I.C.W.A.; M.B.A.; it also covers the syllabi of different competitive services like I.A.S. / L.E.S. / I.S.S. / P.C.S. etc. Two, it is a treatise on the statistical methodology discussing theoretical, practical and applied aspects in clear and lucid manner to serve in better way to students, teachers, administrators and general readers. The contents of the book have been organized in five parts. In part I, Introduction, meaning and scope of statistics in discussed widely. Part II deals with Statistical Research Methodology, enveloping problems of investigations, viz., collection, tabulation, editing, presentation of data. Part III, the Statistical Paradigms – The Descriptive Statistics studies Central Tendencies, Dispersions, Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis; Index Numbers; Time Series, /correlation; Regression; Interpolations; Association of Attributes, Probability and Mathematical Expectation; Theoretical Frequency Distribution, exhaustively. Part IV: Theory of Estimation and Hypothesis – Testing the Inductive Statistics deals with different tests like Students t–distributions; F–test; Z–transformation; Chi-Squared; Analysis of Variance; S.O.C.; Business Forecasting; Design of Experiments; and Interpretation of Data. In Part V: Indian systems of India and its States, and different official statistics like Population, Agriculture, Industry, Labour, Price, Trade, etc.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.C. Srivastava

Dr. S.C. Srivastava (b. 1939), Formerly Reader and Head, School of Studies in Economics, Vikram University, Ujjain, obtained his Master and Doctoral Degrees in Economics from the University of Allahabad, Allahabad. Presently, he is Professor and Head, Department of Economics, C.M.D. Post-Graduate College, Bilaspur (G.G.D. University, Bilaspur). He has been member of different Academic and advisory committees. He has been actively associated with several National and International associations like, ESCAP, IEA, TIA, MPEA etc. The main area of his interest has been Population, Econometrics and Regional Economics. A prolific writer, his books include Studies in Demography (also Translated in Chinese), Demographic Profile of World; Dynamics of Demographic Studies etc.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sangya Srivastava

Dr. (Smt.) Sangya Srivastava (b. 1968), Formerly Assistant Professor in the Post-Graduate Department of Economics, D.P. Vipra Mahavidhyalaya, Bilaspur, India, obtained her Mater’s degree from G.G.D. University, Bilaspur and Doctoral degree from Pt. R.S. University, Raipur. She is also selected in M.P. Education Services. Her interest lies in the application of quantitative techniques in socio-economic problems related o women, specially belonging to weaker sections.

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Title
Fundamentals of Statistics
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
812611519X
Length
xvi+1302p., Tables; Figures; Appendices; 25cm.
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