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.

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

Paper Code

Paper Title

STT-221

Official Statistics

CO 29: More familiar with institutional, legal and organizational bases, and principles of functioning of official statistics.

 

CO 30: Able to 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 31: Able to 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:

 

Assignments

Seminar

Presentation

Subject based  Activities

 

Classroom Quiz

Assignments

Class Test

Individual Presentation

 

15.00

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

Essential Readings: 

1. Goon, A.M., Gupta, M.K. and Dasgupta, B. Das (1991): Fundamentals of Statistics, Volume II,The World Press Pvt Ltd, Calcutta

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

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

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