Reference No: ECO0137TECPages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1966
Abstract: This is an introductory note that focuses on the use of statistical information for analyzing the performance of an economy. Students are asked to examine the data and identify the most relevant for an analysis of India's economic performance. ... More
Reference No: ECO0218TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1975
Abstract: Provides an outline of the broad methodology adopted by the Central Statistical Organization for estimation of India's national income by industry of origin. It also examines the trends in the distribution of net domestic product in India by industry of origin during the period 1950 51 to 1972 73 and compares the same with ... More
Reference No: ECO0260TECPages: 14 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The note discusses industrial policy in India with reference to the three policy resolutions (1948, 1956 and 1977). Industrial policy is examined against the background of economic policy and its broad objectives. Towards the end, questions are raised in the area of evaluating industrial development. Statistical tables relating to industrial development in India ... More
Reference No: QM0144Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with the design, collection, and analysis of data. The preference of IIMA students for certain types of magazines forms the basic theme of the case. Application of proper statistical techniques is stressed. ... More
Reference No: MAR0152TECPages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The note underlines the utility of industrial market potential index. Starting from a simple model, a procedure for developing an index of industrial market potential is finally arrived at. Development of the index would require selection of production statistics, and input and output coefficients. For some products the index has ... More
Reference No: ECO0133Pages: 16 Published on: 1, January, 1967
Abstract: Deals with the Association stand that government policies are adversely affecting the growth of the industry. Statistical data on the industry's experience is given in the case, in light of which policies to be adopted to encourage the industry's growth can be recommended. ... More
Reference No: CMA0699TECPages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1990
Abstract: Statistical inference is basically concerned with drawing conclusions about a population based on samples drawn from it. The probabilistic decision criteria are the very foundation of inferential statistics. The concept of hypothesis testing is presented in and this note is followed by discussion of properties of estimators, small and large ... More
Reference No: QM0275TECPages: 54Published on: 30, March, 2015
Abstract: This technical note can be used by an instructor over 15 one-and-half hour sessions to provide a crisp introduction to essential ideas in probability for management students. This material has been used to teach an introductory probability course at IIM Ahmedabad for first year management (PGP) students. The aim of this ... More
Reference No: CMA0811(B)Pages: 35Published on: 12, June, 2008
Abstract: A famous brand of sauce tested positive for Sudan I (a prohibited carcinogenic dye added for colour enhancement), which led to the biggest food products recall off the shelves in supermarkets and departmental stores of Britain. This brought to light that the mandatory testing of Sudan I by Spices Board ... More
Reference No: CMHS0023TECPages: 22Published on: 18, March, 2014
Abstract: Civil registration is a continuous process of registering and recoding of vital events namely births, deaths and marriages. The vital registrations are useful primarily as legal documents and secondarily as a source of statistics for administrative purpose. In India, only 83% of births and 68% of deaths are getting registered. Some states ... More
Reference No: PSG0122TECPages: 21Published on: 18, January, 2016
Abstract: The note discusses major concepts involved in the Input-Output technique and explains their use in economic planning. It also discusses the forward and backward linkage coefficinets and income multiplier estimation for the I-O table. Finally, it introduces the concepts of the Absorption and Make Matrices used in Indian Planning.
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Reference No: QM0266TECPages: 8Published on: 25, January, 2014
Abstract: Categorical data analysis constitute a major branch of Statistics and deals with analyzing, quantifying and interpreting dependence patterns between categorical variables i.e. variables whose observations belong to any one of a set of categories. In this module, we will go over some of the common techniques of evaluating the ... More
Reference No: ECO0272TECPages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: In this note we start with the problem of analyzing unwanted consequences of large sample size in econometric estimation and find that the problem can be framed as a special case to the general problem of estimating a model, subject to linear restrictions on the parameters. It is proved that ... More
Reference No: F&A0534Pages: 8Published on: 11, July, 2016
Abstract: This case is about the practical and conceptual issues involved in estimating the beta of a company for the purpose of computing the cost of capital using the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model). In many applications of the CAPM in the classroom, the beta is assumed to be known or ... More
