This course is meant for exposing the students to the concepts of Statistical Quality Control and their applications, index number, and demand analysis.
| Course | Learning outcomes (at course level | Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies 
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| Paper Code | Paper Title | |||
| STT- 422(A) 
 | Applied Statistics | CO 89: In-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of SQC and understanding of the link between SQC and business analysis. 
 CO 90: How to interpret and use a range of index numbers commonly used and also to understand other indices used in the business sector. 
 CO 91: Understand the basic structure of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and perform calculations involving its use. 
 CO 92: Students will demonstrate their ability to apply statistics in other fields at an appropriate level and demonstrate their ability to apply knowledge acquired from their major to real world models. 
 | Approach in teaching: 
 Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Classroom Assignment Problem Solving Sessions 
 Learning activities for the students: 
 Assignments Seminar Presentation Subject based Activities 
 | Classroom Quiz Assignments Class Test Individual Presentation | 
Control-Charts: Concept and construction of control charts for variables and attributes and their OC Curve. Modified control limits. Acceptance Sampling Plans by Attribute: AQL, AOQL, Producer’s Risk and Consumer Risk. Rectification and their O.C. function, ASN and ATI .
Single and double sampling plans and their mathematical analysis. Idea of Standard sampling tables: Dodge and Romig tables. Sampling Inspection Plans for Variables: One sided specification standard (Known and Unknown Cases), two sided specifications (for known standards).
Multivariate control chart: CUSUM charts, EWMA chart –Use of these charts for prediction. CUSUM, EWMA for controlling process variability. Comparison of these charts with Shewart charts
Process Capability analysis: Meaning, Estimation technique for capability of a process – Capability Indices: Process capability ratios Cp; Cpk, Cpm, Cmk, Cpc – Process capability analysis using a control chart – Process capability analysis using design of experiments, Gage and measurement system capability studies
Index Number : Meaning and uses, problem in the construction of index numbers, price relatives, quantity and value relatives. Fixed base and chain base index numbers. Laspeyers, Paasche’s, Marshall-Edgeworth and Fisher’s ideal index numbers. Test for index numbers. Base shifting, Construction of cost of living index and Whole-sale price index. Theory and analysis of consumer demand, estimations of demand function. Demand and income elasticity. Income Distributions: Pareto’s law of income distributions. Engle’s curve, curves of concentration.
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2. Duncan, A.J. (1986): Quality Control and Industrial Statistics, 5th Ed. Irwin Book Co.
3. Gran,t E.L. & Leavenworth, R.S. (1996): Statistical Quality Control, 7th Ed. McGraw Hill.
4. Montgomery, D.C. (2005): Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 5th Ed. John Wiley.
5. Wetherhil, G.B. (1977): Sampling Inspection and Quality Control, Halsted Press.
6. Biswas, S.(2008): Statistics of Quality Control, New Central Book Agency