Official Statistics

Paper Code: 
STT 221
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper aims at teaching the students to develop their knowledge to make comparisons between countries or understand changes in economic and social development.

 

Students will be able to

Course

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Paper Code

Paper Title

STT-221

Official Statistics

CO 31: Learn the responsibilities of various central and state divisions under the Indian official statistics system.

 

CO 32: Learn the Methods of collection of official statistics, Census and various registration system.

 

CO 33: Learn the institutional, legal and organizational bases, and principles of functioning of official statistics.

 

CO 34: Judge implications of the functioning of official statistics and quality of data in official statistics, especially with regard to limitations that arise from measurement and processes of statistical production.

 

CO 35: Compare official statistics at national and international level.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures,

Group Discussion,

Classroom Assignment

Problem Solving Sessions

 

Learning activities for the students:

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Seminar

Presentation

Subject based  Activities

Classroom Quiz

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Class Test

Individual Presentation

 

15.00

Unit-I                                                                                                               

Indian Official Statistics: Introduction related to the census and population, need, uses, users, relevance, transparency and its visibility. Methods of collecting, compilation, processing, analysis and dissemination of official data, their reliability and limitation. Comparison between Indian and international (UNDP) statistical system.

 

15.00

Unit –II                                                                                                                      

National statistical organization: Role, functions and activities of central and state statistical organization: NSSO, CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Program implementation and special data dissemination systems.

 

15.00

Unit-III                                                                                                         

Economical Statistics: National Income, concept, issues and strategy, method of estimate national income, collection of data and release. inter-industry flows and table,  Role, functions and acts of National statistical commission about population, industry and finance. Index numbers: different types, need, data collection mechanism, periodicities, agencies involved and uses.

 

15.00

Unit-IV                                                                                                            

Agricultural Statistics: Introduction, indicators, agencies and uses, crop forecasting and estimation, productivity, fragmentation of holdings, support price, buffer stock, impact of irrigation projects.

 

 

15.00

Unit-V                                                                                                                    

Socio and economic indicators, gender awareness and statistics, important census and survey. Introduction, role, scope, merits and limitations: Trade Statistics, Labour Statistics, Educational Statistics

 

Essential Readings: 

●      Goon, A.M., Gupta, M.K. and Dasgupta, B. Das (2008): Fundamentals of Statistics, Volume II,The World Press Pvt Ltd, Calcutta,ninth edition.

             ●        Guide to Current Indian Official Statistics, Central Statistical Office, GOI,               New Delhi.

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

 

  • Srivastava, S. S. and Asthana, B. N. (1965): Applied Statistics of India, Chaitnya Publishing House.

 

e-RESOURCES:

 

 

JOURNALS:

 

  • Sankhya The Indian Journal of Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute
  • Aligarh Journal of Statistics, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University
  • Afrika Statistika, Saint-Louis Senega University
  • International Journal of Statistics and Reliability Engineering, Indian Association for Reliability and Statistic
  • Journal of the Indian Society for Probability and Statistics, Indian Society for Probability and Statistics
  • Journal of the Indian Statistical Association, Indian Statistical Association
  • Statistica, Department of Statistical Sciences Paolo Fortunato, University of Bologna
  • Statistics and Applications, Society of Statistics, Computer and Applications
  • Stochastic Modeling and Applications, MUK Publications and Distributions

 

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