Business and Statistics [BB 306] BBA -3rd-III Sem Sem. Syllabus for DAVV Indore Affiliated Institutions

 DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA (DAVV), INDORE

BBA (Full-Time) Third-3rd-III Semester Curriculum/ Syllabus

  Business and Statistics  Syllabus

 Business and Statistics [BB 306] Syllabus

Unit : I Introduction to statistics – purpose of statistics – kinds of numbers, measurements, variables, attributes, UNITs, discrete and continuous data. Frequency distributions – continuous frequency distribution – graphic representation – Histogram – frequency polygon and their uses.

Unit :II Measures of central tendency – Mean, Median, Mode merits and demerits – Measure of Dispersion – Range, mean deviation, standard deviation, coefficient of variations.

Unit :III Concept of probability – Law of Addition – Law of Multiplication and conditional probabilities – Random variables – Its expectation and variances – Applications in Management.Probability distributions:- Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution and normal distribution.

Unit : IV Population parameters and sample statistics – standard error – sampling distributions of statistics – large sample tests – single mean, Difference of means, single proportion – Difference of proportions –

Unit : V Correlation and regression – Scatter Diagram – Coefficient of correlation – Rank Correlation – Regression – Lines of Regression index nos. Simple, weighted – consumerprice index – wholesale price index.

Unit : VI Time Series: Components – Trends – Seasonal – cyclical – irregular variables – Measurement of trend – Method of semi averages and method of moving averages principle of least squares – Measurement of seasonal fluctuations – simple averages – Ratio to trend method – Ratio to moving average method – simple problems.

Text Books

1. T.N.Srivastava, Statistics for Management, TMH, 2008

2. Agrawal D.R, Business Statistics, 2010,Vrinda Publication

3. S.P. Gupta, "Statistical Methods", New Delhi, Sultan Chand and Sons, 2007

4. S.C. Gupta, Business Statistics, Himalaya Pub House, 2008

Objective: To generate understanding of the statistics in business decision making and impart knowledge of the tools of statistics.

Scheme: 20 marks for internal evaluation. The assessment shall be done on the basis of test, case and assignments. External examination shall be of 80 marks for two sections section A & B. The section A shall have 6 questions, questions shall be of logical and analytical type. Emphasis shall be on real life situation based questions rather direct theory based questions. Out of 6 questions 4 shall be solved for 64 marks and there shall be a case for 16 marks in section B.