Introduction -- Meaning and scope -- Collection of data -- Classification and tabulation -- Diagrammatic and graphic representation -- Averages of measures of central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- Skewness, Moments and kurtosis -- Correlation analysis -- Linear regression analysis -- Index numbers -- Time series analysis -- Theory of probability -- Random variable, probability distributions and mathematical expectation -- Theoretical distributions -- Sampling theory and design of sample surveys -- Theory of estimation and testing of hypothesis --Large sample tests -- Chi-square test -- Tests of significance based on t, F and Z distributions -- Interpolations and extrapolation -- Statistical quality control -- Theory of attributes -- Analysis of variance (Anova) -- Interpretation of data and statistical fallacies -- Statistical decision theory -- Non-parametric methods -- Multiples and partial correlation and regression analysis -- Numerical tables -- Bibliography.