The unit deals with the design and execution of surveys and focuses on the analysis of survey data used in business and economics. Computer programs will be used in the analysis of data. Students are expected to complete a project applying various sampling techniques to a practical problem. Control charts for variables and attributes and other statistical process control concepts are covered. Their role in total quality management is considered.
Assessment is on the basis of six assignments.
Prescribed Books Farnum, N.R., Modern Statistical Quality Control and Improvement. This unit comprises 39 lecture hours and 15 tutorial hours. Dummy variable models. Computer programs for regression analysis are used extensively in applied work. Prescribed Books Hill, R.C., Griffiths, W.E. and Judge, G.G., Undergraduate Econometrics .