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Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Statistics
What Collection of Data covers in Gujarat Board Class 11 Statistics: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Topics include Origin and Growth of Statistics.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 11 Statistics · 2026-27
Topics in Collection of Data
1
Origin and Growth of Statistics
- Indian contribution to statistics dates back to Mauryan Empire (321-296 BC)
- Abu Fazal's 'Ain-I-Akbari' (1596-97 AD) described advanced statistical systems during Akbar's reign
- German word 'Statistik' first used by Gottfried Achen Wall in 1749
2
Types of Data: Qualitative vs Quantitative
- Variable characteristics can be measured numerically (quantitative) or observed non-numerically (qualitative)
- Qualitative data deals with attributes that cannot be measured on a scale
- Quantitative data deals with numerical variables that can be measured
3
Primary vs Secondary Data
- Primary data: Originally collected for the first time by authorized agency/investigator
- Secondary data: Data collected by others and reused by current investigator
- Primary data is original and obtained from units under inquiry
4
Methods of Collecting Primary Data
- Three main methods: Direct Inquiry, Indirect Inquiry, Method of Questionnaire
- Direct Inquiry: Investigator personally visits field and collects information
- Indirect Inquiry: Information obtained through third party when direct contact not possible
Key Concepts
Statistics is the science that dealsQualitative data represents nonData originally collected by authorized agenciesData that was previously collected byThe investigator or enumerator personally visits
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