APPSC Paper I · Study notes
Statistics notes for APPSC Paper I
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6.1 Data, sampling, probability and presentation 4
- 6.1.1Statistics: meaning and scope; primary and secondary data; census and sample; schedule and questionnaireRead here
- 6.1.2Sampling methods: random (simple, stratified, systematic, cluster) and non-random; sampling and non-sampling errorsRead here
- 6.1.3Probability: classical, relative-frequency and axiomatic definitions; addition and multiplication theoremsRead here
- 6.1.4Classification, frequency distribution and tabulation; diagrams and graphs (bar, pie, histogram, frequency polygon, ogive)Read here
7.1 Measures of central tendency 2
8.1 Dispersion, skewness and the normal distribution 2
9.1 Correlation 2
10.1 Time series and index numbers 3
- 10.1.1Time series: components, measuring trend (graphic, semi-averages, moving averages, least squares) and seasonal variationRead here
- 10.1.2Index numbers: types and methods (Laspeyres, Paasche, Fisher, Marshall-Edgeworth), tests of adequacyRead here
- 10.1.3Base shifting, splicing and deflating index numbers; cost of living index and limitationsRead here
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