LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A.
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DEGREE EXAMINATION –ECONOMICS
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
EC 3500 – QUANTITATIVE TOOLS FOR ECONOMICS
Date & Time: 21/04/2007 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each. (5 x 4 = 20 Marks)
- Define statistics.
- Distinguish between primary data from secondary data.
- What are the objectives of classification and tabulation?
- What do you mean by the term average?
- What is harmonic mean?
- Define Karl Pearson’s coefficient of Skewness.
- What do you mean by index number?
PART – B
Answer any FOUR questions in about 250 words each. (4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
- Discuss the limitations of statistics.
- For the following data obtain the mean by deviation method.
X: 75 50 47 43 25
f: 3 1 1 3 2
- Locate the mode from the following data.
X: 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
f: 3 4 10 5 2
- For the following data calculate inter quartile deviation and its coefficient.
X: 10 30 50 70 90
f: 5 7 15 20 20
- Explain the types of correlation with economic illustration.
- Explain the difference between correlation and regression.
- Explain the major components of a time series.
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions in about 900 words each. (2 x 20 = 40 Marks)
- Briefly explain the method of data collection.
- For the following data calculate Bowley’s Coefficient of skewness:
X: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
f: 4 7 10 8 5
- From the following data obtain the regression line Y on X and X on Y:
X: 1 2 3 4 5
Y: 6 10 14 18 22
- Analyse the method of constructing index numbers.
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