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Official Statistics: Course Outline

The effects of the decentralized system are considered. The statistical systems of other country is compared with other countries. Organizational and budgetary aspects are presented.

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Course Outline

  • Design and planning of a Statistical Investigation.
  • Data collection-approach and operation.
  • Role of sampling in generation of Statistics.
  • Sampling plans and survey Designs.
  • Sources of Errors.
  • Types of Errors.
  • Methods of their control.
  • Data processing, presentation, and publication of Statistics.
  • Different modes of Data Dissemination.
  • Official Statistics.
  • Statistical systems and standards.
  • Sources of official statistics, their role, working and publications.
  • Role of Official Statistics.
  • Official Publications.
  • Setup of official organizations in Pakistan their role, working and publication.
  • Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  • Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.
  • National Data Base and Registration Authority (NADRA).
  • Provincial Bureaus of Statistics.
  • Financial Statistics.
  • Ministry of Finance.
  • State Bank of Pakistan,
  • National and International series.
  • Classification and standards.
  • Use of Statistics in administration and planning.
  • Concepts and evaluation of GDP, GNP, NNP, Balance of Trade and payments.
  • Measurement of Income Distribution.
  • Use of Index Numbers. and time series.
  • Deflation and Inflation of series.
  • National sample surveys and censuses conducted in Pakistan. 

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