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1 BASIC IDEAS IN STATISTICS……………………….. 01

� Introduction......................................................................... � Meaning of statistics……………………………………… � Applied statistics………………………………………..... � Descriptive statistics……………………………………… � Inferential statistics……………………………………..... � Population………………………………………………… � Sample…………………………………………………..... � Parameter…………………………………………………. � Statistic…………………………………………………… � Ratio……………………………………………………… � Proportion………………………………………………… � Uses or importance of statistics in various fields…..…….. � Constant…………………………………………............... � Variables……………………………………...................... � Collection of data…………………………………….…… � Collection of primary data……………………………..…. � Collection of secondary data…………………………….... � Grouped & ungrouped data……………………………..... � Class, class interval, class boundary…………………….... � Frequency (class frequency)……………………………… � Class magnitude…………………………………………... � Class limit………………………………………………… � Frequency distribution/statistical series…………………... � Tabulation………………………………………………… � Classification………………………………………........... � Steps involve in the construction of classification

according to class interval (frequency distribution)……..... � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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2 MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY……………. 21

� Introduction......................................................................... � Arithmetic mean.................................................................. � Merits and demerits of arithmetic mean..............................

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� Median................................................................................. � Merits & demerits of median.............................................. � Quartiles.............................................................................. � Deciles................................................................................. � Percentiles........................................................................... � Mode.................................................................................... � Merits & demerits of mode................................................. � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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3 MEASURES OF DISPERSION (VARIATION)……… 51

� Introduction......................................................................... � Range................................................................................... � Inter quartile range.............................................................. � Semi-inters quartile range (or) Quartile deviation.............. � Mean deviation (or) average deviation............................... � Variance & standard deviation........................................... � Variance & standard deviation (by short cut method)....... � Co-efficient of variation (dispersion)................................. � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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4 SIMPLE CORRELATION & REGRESSION………... 73

� Correlation......................................................................... � Types of correlation...........................................................

⇒ Positive correlation................................................ ⇒ Negative correlation............................................... ⇒ Zero correlation...................................................... ⇒ Perfect correlation...................................................

• Perfect positive correlation........................... • Perfect negative correlation..........................

� Graphic method of measuring correlation........................ � Co-efficient of correlation................................................. � Rank order correlation……………………………………. � Regression………………………………………………... � Regression Equation……………………………………… � Regression line…….……………………………………... � Properties of Regression line……………………………... � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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5 STATISTICAL INFERENCE…………………...……... 105

� Introduction......................................................................... � Hypotheses………………………………………………..

⇒ Statistical hypotheses……………………………… ⇒ Null hypothesis……………………………………. ⇒ Alternative hypothesis…………………………….. ⇒ Simple hypothesis…………………………………. ⇒ Composite hypothesis……………………………...

� Type-I error and type-II error…………………………….. � Level of significance……………………………………... � One tailed and two tailed tests…………………………… � Test statistic………………………………………………. � Critical region and non-critical region…………………… � General procedure in testing of hypothesis………………. � Test based on normal distribution……………………….. � Testing hypotheses about difference between two

populations means (normal distribution)………………… � The student-t distribution………………………………… � Degree of freedom………………………………………... � Testing procedure of “t-distribution” for single

population……………………………………………….. � Testing hypothesis about difference of means of two

normal populations with δ1= δ2 but unknown…………… � Testing hypotheses about difference of means of two

normal populations when δ1=δ2 but unknown…………. � Testing hypothesis about difference of means of two

normal populations with δ1≠δ2 but unknown…………… � Testing hypotheses about difference of means of two

normal populations when δ1≠δ2 but unknown………….. � Paired difference t-test…………………………………… � Testing hypotheses about two means with paired

observations……………………………………………… � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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6 CHI-SQUARE (χχχχ2) DISTRIBUTION………………...... 159

� Introduction......................................................................... � Testing hypotheses about variance of a normal population � Properties of chi-square (χ2) distribution…………………

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� Testing hypotheses about variance of a normal population � χ2-test for goodness of fit………………………………… � χ2-test as test of independence…………………………… � Contingency table………………………………………… � Exercise…………………………………………………..

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Table: Student’s t-distribution ………………………………….... Table: Area for a Standard Normal Distribution………………… Table: Distribution of χ2…………………………………………… Glossary……………………………………………………….……… References……………………………………………………….……

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