Applied Statistics Guidelines
Applied Statistics Guidelines
Unit 1:
[Book 3]: Chapter 9; Section 9.1-9.3 (Page no. 9.2-9.6), 9.4 (Page no 9.6-9.13); Example
9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Section 9.5 (page no. 9.15-9.21, 9.25-9.33) (Exclude Lotka and Dublin’s Model for Stable
Population); Example 9.5-9.10.
Section 9.7 (Page no 9.44-9.49), Section 9.8 (Page no 9.49-9.54); Example 9.11-9.14
Unit 2:
[Book 3]: Chapter 3; Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3: 3.3.1, 3.3.2 (Page no. 3.2-3.7); Example 3.1-3.11
3.3.3 (Page no. 3.13-3.16), Example 3.12-3.14; 3.3.4 (Page no. 3.17-3.19), Example 3.15-
3.18
Section 3.5, 3.5.2 (exclude Section 3.5.1 and 3.5.3) (Page no. 3.24-3.29); Example 3.20-
3.26
Section 3.6 (Page no 3.42-3.48) Including examples 3.27, 3.28, 3.29, 3.30, 3.31.
Unit 3:
Section A.3 (Page no. 532-535); Section A.4 (Page no. 535-536)
Section A.5 (Page no. 536-542); Section A.9 (Page no. 566-570)
*Only relevant discussion with respect to agencies responsible for collection of data.
3. Students will have to attempt 6 questions in all. Question No.1 and any 5 questions
from Section A and Section B selecting at least 2 from each section, each of 15
marks.
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
2. Gun, A.M., Gupta, M.K. and Dasgupta, B. (2008): Fundamentals of Statistics, Vol. II,
9th edition, World Press Pvt. Ltd.
3. Gupta, S.C., and Kapoor, V.K. (2008): Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, 4th edition
(reprint 2010), Sultan Chand and Sons.
4. Mukhopadhyay P. (2011): Applied Statistics, 2nd edition (revised reprint), Books and
Allied Pvt. Ltd.