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Price Relative = p1 = price in current year p0 = price in base year To be expressed in the form of a percentage. Simple Un-weighted Price Index Numbers 1. Simple average of relatives: i. Un-weighted Arithmetic Mean 01 = P denotes price relative ii. Un-weighted Geometric Mean 01 = 1 100 0
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Tests for an Index Number 1. Time Reversal Test (TRT) 01 10 = 1 P01 and P10 are expressed as mere ratios. Time reversal test is not satisfied by Laspeyres, Paasches and Dorbish Bowley Index numbers. It is satisfied by only Marshall Edgeworth and Fishers Index Number.
P01 and Q10 are expressed as mere ratios. Time reversal test is not satisfied by Laspeyres, Paasches, and Marshall Edgeworth and Dorbish Bowley Index numbers. It is satisfied by only Fishers Index Number.
Consumer Price Index Number (Cost of Living Index Number) 1. Aggregative Expenditure Method 01 = 100 Or 01 = 1 0 100 0 0