B.Sc. Statistics
5th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-8 : Survey Sampling & Indian Official Statistics (सर्वेक्षण नमूनाकरण और भारतीय आधिकारिक सांख्यिकी)
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Unit 1: UNIT I
◦Concept of population and sample
◦Complete enumeration versus sampling
◦Sampling and non-sampling errors
◦Types of sampling: non-probability and probability sampling
◦Basic principle of sample survey
◦Simple random sampling with and without replacement
◦Definition and procedure of selecting a sample
◦Estimates of: population mean
◦Total and proportion
◦Variances of these estimates
◦Estimates of their variances and sample size determination
Unit 2: UNIT II
◦Stratified random sampling: Technique
◦Estimates of population mean and total
◦Variances of these estimates
◦Proportional and optimum allocations and their comparison with SRS
◦Systematic Sampling: Technique
◦Estimates of population mean and total
◦Variances of these estimates (N=nxk)
◦Comparison of systematic sampling with SRS and stratified sampling
Unit 3: UNIT III
◦Ratio and regression method of estimation
◦Estimate of population mean and total (of SRS of large size) and its variance
◦Cluster sampling (equal clusters only) estimation of population mean and its variance
◦Comparison (with and without randomly formed clusters)
◦Relative efficiency of cluster sampling with SRS in terms of intra class correlation
Unit 4: UNIT IV
◦Present official statistical system in India
◦Method of collection of official statistics, their reliability and limitations
◦Principle publications containing data on the topics such as population
◦Industry and finance
◦Various official agencies responsible for data collection and their main function
Reference Books:
- Cochran W.G. (1984): Sampling Techniques, Wiley Eastern.
- Sukhatme, P.V., Sukhatme, B.V. Sukhatme, S. Aso, C. (1984). Sampling Theories of Survey With Application, IOWA State University Press and Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics.
- Sen Amartya (2003): Poverty and Famines, Oxford University PLess, New Delhi.
- Gupta, S. C. and Kapoor, V. K. (2020): Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, S. Chand & Sons, New Delhi.