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UG–744 BAF-22/BBCA–22

B.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION

JUNE 2009.

(AY 2007-08 batch onwards)

Second Year

Accounting of Finance/Computer Applications

BUSINESS STATISTICS

Time : 3 hours Maximum marks : 75

PART A — (3 × 5 = 15 marks)

Answer any THREE questions.

1. Write a note on misuses of statistics.

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ÁøµP.

2. What are the methods used for the collection of

primary data?

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¬øÓPÒ GøÁ?
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3. What are the demerits of geometric mean?

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4. The following are the Ranks obtained by 10 students

in statistics and Mathematics.
Statistics : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mathematics : 1 4 2 5 3 9 7 10 6 8

Calculate Rank Correlation.

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¬øÓ (uµ¨£mi¯À) R÷Ç uµ¨£mkÒÍx. Á¶ø\
JmkÓøÁU PnUQhÄ®.
¦Òΰ¯À : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
PnUS : 1 4 2 5 3 9 7 10 6 8

5. Calculate by Simple Aggregate Method, index

number for the year 2002 based on 2001
Commodity Unit 2001 2002
Rs. Rs.
Rice Quintal 250 300
Wheat Quintal 100 125

Pulses Quintal 200 300

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Commodity Unit 2001 2002

Rs. Rs.

Oil Litre 150 200

Milk Litre 250 350

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Âø» SÔ±mk GsPøÍU PnUQhÄ®.

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¹. ¹.

A¶] SÂshõÀ 250 300

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uõÛ¯[PÒ SÂshõÀ 200 300

Gsön´ ¼mhº 150 200

£õÀ ¼mhº 250 350

PART B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions.

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6. Define Mean, Median and Mode. Discuss their

merits and demerits.
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ÁøµÂ»UPn® u¸P. AøÁPÎß {ßø©PøͲ® ©ØÖ®
wø©PøͲ® ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

7. Calculate the Quartile Deviation and its coefficient

from the following data :
Class : 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60
Frequency : 16 38 10 8 8

RÌUPsh uPÁÀPÐUS¶¯ PõÀ©õÚ Â»UP® ©ØÖ®

AuØS¶¯ öPÊ PnUQhÄ®.
¤¶Ä : 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60
Aø»öÁs : 16 38 10 8 8

8. The following table gives age (X) in year of cars and

annual Maintenance Cost Y (in hundred rupees)
X: 1 3 5 7 9
Y : 15 18 21 23 22

Estimate the maintenance cost for 4 year old car after

finding the Regression equation.
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AøÁPÎß £µõ©¶¨¦ ö\»Ä(Y)PЮ uµ¨£mkÒÍÚ.
(ö\»Ä ¡Ö ¹£õ°À)
X: 1 3 5 7 9
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Y : 15 18 21 23 22

4 Á¯x ÷©õmhõº Põ¸US BS® £µõ©¶¨¦ ö\»Ä GÆÁÍÄ

GÚ öuõhº¦¨÷£õUS \©ß£õk »® FQUPÄ®.

9. What are the problems faced in the construction of

Index Numbers?
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¯õøÁ?

10. Calculate correlation co-efficient for the following

data :
X : 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Y : 30 37 38 42 45 47 22

RÌUPsh ÂÁµ[Pμ¸¢x X-US®, Y-US® Cøh÷¯²ÒÍ

JmkÓÄU öPÊøÁ PnUQkP.
X : 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Y : 30 37 38 42 45 47 22

11. Calculate mode for the following data :

Class : 5–15 15–25 25–35 35–45 45–55
Frequency : 5 10 20 8 7

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RÌUPsh ¦ÒÎÂÁµzvØS ¬Pk PnUQkP.

¤¶Ä : 5–15 15–25 25–35 35–45 45–55
Aø»öÁs : 5 10 20 8 7

12. Write short notes on :

(a) Square Diagram
(b) Components of Time Series
(c) Time Reversal Test.
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(A) \xµ ÂÍUP¨£h®
(B) Põ»® \õº öuõhº Á¶ø\°ß CÚ[PÒ
(C) Põ» Gvº©õØÖ ÷\õuøÚ.

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