Descriptive statistics

Consumer Price Index

The index which measures the change in prices of goods and services purchased by specific class or group of people…

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Weighted average-of-relatives index

In case of average of weighted relatives, price relative of each commodity is multiplied by the weight of that commodity…

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Unweighted Average of Relatives Index

In case of unweighted average of relatives, price relative of each commodity is first calculated and then average (mean, median…

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Weighted aggregate price index

The ratio of the sum of weighted prices of current and base time periods multiplied by 100 is called weighted…

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Simple Aggregate Price Index

The method in which sum of prices of all the commodities in the current period is divided by the total…

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Simple Price Index or Price Relative

Simple price index is a percentage ratio that represents a comparison for a single commodity. For example, let the price…

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Regression Line of X on Y

The line which expresses the trend of two observed values is called a regression line. For example if the sample…

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How to Calculate Rank Correlation

Rank correlation is used in a situation when the variable under consideration is not measurable e.g. intelligence, knowledge, experience, beauty…

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How to Calculate Correlation Coefficient

Correlation measures the degree of interdependence (association) between two variables. If two variables are so related that an increase or…

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Measures of Dispersion

Characteristic of data which describes the extent to which the observations vary among themselves is called dispersion. In other words…

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