Indian Official Statistics: Part VI(a)
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Population Statistics Census i. The main source of population statistics in India is the decennial census. The first census…
Sample Survey Designs: Basic Concept (Sector 5)
Desired data in Planning of Sample Surveys The main stages of a survey are planning, data collection and data processing.…
Sample Survey Designs: Basic Concept (Section 3)
Principal steps in a Sample Survey Sample survey techniques have now come to be used widely as an organized and…
Sample Survey Designs: Basic Concept (Section 1)
Introduction As Deming (1950) so succinctly puts it: “Sampling is not mere substitution of a partial coverage for a total…
Analysis of Variance
Introduction The analysis of variance is a very powerful statistical tool for tests of significance. The test of significance, which…
Sample Survey Designs: Basic Concept (Section 2)
Advantages and Disadvantage of Census and Sample Surveys The total count of all units of the population for a certain…
Demand Analysis: Segment 3
We will discuss some of the methods of estimating demand functions (or curves) given in previous part “Demand Analysis: Segment…
Demand Analysis: Segment 4
Engel’s Law and Engel Curves As already discussed, the family budget data (or cross section data) gives a detailed account…
Demand Analysis- Segment 2
Types of data required for estimating elasticity The empirical demand analysis is based on the data obtained from two main…
Indian Official Statistics: Part V
Price Statistics Price statistics available in Indian official publications may be discussed under three heads, viz., wholesale prices, consumer and…