STATISTICS

STATISTICS
ISBN-10
8120350863
ISBN-13
9788120350861
Series
Statistics
Category
Mathematics
Pages
492
Language
English
Published
2015-01-08
Publisher
PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Author
NADAR E. NARAYANAN

Description

Statistics is vital to decision making in business and our everyday lives. This book on statistics, in its Second Edition, continues to cover both the theoretical and the practical aspects of statistics which facilitate easy understanding of the fundamentals. The book contains twenty-two chapters. It begins with an introduction of statistics and describes statistical survey and sampling methods. It then discusses collection, classification, tabulation, as well as diagrammatic and graphical presentation of data very lucidly. The book then goes on to explain measures of central tendency or averages, measures of dispersion, measures of skewness, kurtosis and moments, and correlation and regression analysis. Finally, index numbers, time series analysis, probability and theoretical distributions, along with vital and population statistics, are discussed in a clear way. This book is primarily designed for the undergraduate and the postgraduate students of economics, commerce and management. In addition, it will be of great benefit to the students of demography and mathematics. NEW TO THIS EDITION • Chapter-end Multiple Choice Questions and Answers. • Sections on “Population Census of 2011”, in Chapter 22. KEY FEATURES • Includes numerous illustrative examples with solutions throughout the text to illustrate the application of the concepts. • Incorporates a large number of tables, diagrams and graphs to help students understand the concepts clearly. • Provides chapter-end exercises to enable students to test their comprehension of the topics discussed.

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