Official Statistics

Paper Code: 
24STT221
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
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.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24STT221

Official Statistics

(Theory)

CO 35: Analyze Indian Official Statistics and compare them with international statistical systems evaluating their relevance and visibility.

CO 36: Examine the role, functions, and activities of national statistical organizations emphasizing their special data dissemination systems and contributions to data reliability.

CO 37: Evaluate economic statistics and analyze the significance and limitations of index numbers and their data collection mechanisms.

CO 38: Examine agricultural statistics, their indicators, agencies, and methodologies and the impact of agricultural policies on agricultural outcomes.

CO 39: Explain the importance of socio-economic indicators, gender awareness, various census and survey methodologies, trade, labor, and educational statistics in policy and development initiatives.

CO 40: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

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.

 

18.00
Unit I: 
Indian Official Statistics and Data Collection Methods

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.

 

18.00
Unit II: 
National Statistical Organization and Its Functions

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.

 

18.00
Unit III: 
Economic Statistics and National Income

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.

 

18.00
Unit IV: 
Agricultural Statistics and Crop Estimation

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

 

18.00
Unit V: 
Socio-Economic Indicators and Specialized Statistics

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.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

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

 

e-RESOURCES:

·        https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/

·        https://www.academia.edu/

·        https://www.slideshare.net/

·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odTT2CZdN0&list=PLcOVZjNptNPKIcEaxHqoqT...

 

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

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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