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Paper Code: 
25EBSG 215
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to Understand the fundamental concepts and principles of statistical analysis and their application in business decision-making

 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course title

25EBSG215

Statistics

(Theory)

CO61: Examine the methods of collecting data, classify and present in the form of tables

CO62: Select and apply appropriate measures of central tendency

CO63: Interpret the data sets to find dispersion, and skewness amongst them

CO64: Analyse the data sets to identify the level of association and cause and effect relationship in them

CO65: Construct the index numbers

CO66: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in

teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Problem solving sessions, Presentations

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Case Study Analysis, Presentations, Group Discussions

Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Solving Numerical Problems, Assignments, Class Presentations, Individual and group projects.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Introduction and Classification and Tabulation of Data

 

 

 
  • Definition of Statistics,
  • Importance and Scope of Statistics,
  • Types and Source of Data,
  •  Collection of Data, Limitation of Statistics
  • Classification and Tabulation of Data
  • Meaning and Characteristics,
  • Frequency Distribution,
  • Simple and Manifold Tabulation

(9 Hours)

 

  

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Measure of Central Tendency:

 

 

(9 Hours)

  

  • Arithmetic Mean (Simple and Weighted),
  • Median (Including Quartiles, Quintiles, Octiles, Deciles, Percentile)
  • Mode,
  • Geometric and Harmonic Mean Simple and Weighted

(9 Hours)

 U

  
 

(9 Hours)

 

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Measures of Variation:

 

 

  • Measures of Dispersion:
  • Absolute and Relative Measures: Range,
  • Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation,
  • Standard Deviation and their Co efficient.
  • Skewness: Absolute Measures of Skewness,
  • Relative Measures of Skewness –Karl Pearson’s Coefficient of Skewness, Bowley’s Coefficient of Skewness

(9 Hours)

 

 

(9 Hours)

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Index Numbers:

 

 

  • Introduction, Uses of Index Numbers,
  • Classification of Index Numbers,
  • Problems in Construction of Index Numbers,
  • Methods of Constructing Index Numbers,
  • Test of Adequacy of Index Number Formulae,
  • Base Shifting, Splicing and Deflating of Index Numbers

(9 Hours)

 

 

 

Essential Readings:

  • Gupta, Goyal, Sharma ,Biyani, Jain,& Gupta  Business StatisticsAjmera Book Co.
  • Garg, Sharma, Jain, & Pareek Business Statistics Shivam Book House Pvt Ltd
  • Sancheti & Kapoor  Statistics Theory and Practice Sultan Chand and Sons New Delhi
  • Goon, Gupta & Dasgupta Fundamentals of Statistics  The world press private ltd

Suggested Readings:

  • Gupta, S.P, & Gupta, A.  ,Statistical Methods  Sultan Chand& Sons, New Delhi
  • Yadav, Jain, &Mittal ,Business Statistics Malik and Company Jaipur
  • Gupta , S. C Fundamentals of Statistics Himalya Publishing House
  • Norean R.S., Richard D. DEVeaux, Paul & F. Velleman ,Business Statistics Pearson  Education 
  • Levin, Richard, David S. Rubin, Rastogi, and Siddqui  Statistics for Management, Pearson Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 

 

e-Resources:

Reference Journals:

  • IUP Journal of Accounting Research
  • The Indian Journal of Commerce
  • Metamorphosis A Journal of Management Research
  • Nirma University Journal of Business & Management Studies

Note The candidate shall be permitted to use battery operated pocket calculator that should not have more than 12 digits, 6 functions and 2 memories and should be noiseless and cordless.

 

 

 

 

 

References: 

 

 

  • Unit I: Introduction and Classification and Tabulation of Data:
  • Definition of Statistics,
  • Importance and Scope of Statistics,
  • Types and Source of Data,
  •  Collection of Data, Limitation of Statistics
  • Classification and Tabulation of Data
  • Meaning and Characteristics,
  • Frequency Distribution,
  • Simple and Manifold Tabulation

(9 Hours)

Unit II: Measure of Central Tendency:          

  • Arithmetic Mean (Simple and Weighted),
  • Median (Including Quartiles, Quintiles, Octiles, Deciles, Percentile)
  • Mode,
  • Geometric and Harmonic Mean Simple and Weighted

(9 Hours)

 Unit III: Measures of Variation:

  • Measures of Dispersion:
  • Absolute and Relative Measures: Range,
  • Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation,
  • Standard Deviation and their Co efficient.
  • Skewness: Absolute Measures of Skewness,
  • Relative Measures of Skewness –Karl Pearson’s Coefficient of Skewness, Bowley’s Coefficient of Skewness

(9 Hours)

Unit IV: Simple Correlation & Regression Analysis:

  • Correlation
  • Meaning and Significance,
  • Scatter Diagram Correlation Graph,
  • Karl Pearson’s Coefficient between two variables.
  • Coefficient of Correlation by Spearman’s Rank Difference Method
  • Concurrent Deviation Method
  • Regression Analysis Meaning and Significance,
  • Difference between Correlation and Regression,
  • Regression lines, Regression equations,
  • coefficient of Regression, Standard error of the estimate

 

(9 Hours)

Unit V: Index Numbers:

  • Introduction, Uses of Index Numbers,
  • Classification of Index Numbers,
  • Problems in Construction of Index Numbers,
  • Methods of Constructing Index Numbers,
  • Test of Adequacy of Index Number Formulae,
  • Base Shifting, Splicing and Deflating of Index Numbers

(9 Hours)

 

Essential Readings:

  • Gupta, Goyal, Sharma ,Biyani, Jain,& Gupta  Business StatisticsAjmera Book Co.
  • Garg, Sharma, Jain, & Pareek Business Statistics Shivam Book House Pvt Ltd
  • Sancheti & Kapoor  Statistics Theory and Practice Sultan Chand and Sons New Delhi
  • Goon, Gupta & Dasgupta Fundamentals of Statistics  The world press private ltd

Suggested Readings:

  • Gupta, S.P, & Gupta, A.  ,Statistical Methods  Sultan Chand& Sons, New Delhi
  • Yadav, Jain, &Mittal ,Business Statistics Malik and Company Jaipur
  • Gupta , S. C Fundamentals of Statistics Himalya Publishing House
  • Norean R.S., Richard D. DEVeaux, Paul & F. Velleman ,Business Statistics Pearson  Education 
  • Levin, Richard, David S. Rubin, Rastogi, and Siddqui  Statistics for Management, Pearson Education

e-Resources:

Reference Journals:

  • IUP Journal of Accounting Research
  • The Indian Journal of Commerce
  • Metamorphosis A Journal of Management Research
  • Nirma University Journal of Business & Management Studies

Note The candidate shall be permitted to use battery operated pocket calculator that should not have more than 12 digits, 6 functions and 2 memories and should be noiseless and cordless.

 

 

 

 

 

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2025-2026 [6]

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