249C4B
249C4B
Marks
Category
Subject Subject Inst.
L T P S Credits
External
Code Name Hours
Total
CIA
Business Core
249C4B Mathematics Paper 5 5 5 25 75 100
& Statistics VIII
Learning Objectives
LO1 To impart knowledge on the basics of ratio, proportion, indices and proportions
LO2 To learn about simple and compound interest and arithmetic, geometric and harmonic
progressions.
LO3 To familiarise with the measures of central tendency
LO4 To conceptualise with correlation co-efficient
LO5 To gain knowledge on time series analysis
No. of
Unit Contents
Hours
I Ratio: Ratio, Proportion and Variations, Indices and Logarithms. 15
Interest and Annuity: Banker’s Discount – Simple and Compound Interest -
II Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic Progressions. 14
Annuity - Meaning - Types of Annuity Applications.
Business Statistics Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean, Geometric
Mean - Harmonic Mean - Mode and Median – Quartiles – Deciles - Percentiles.
III 14
Measures of Variation – Range - Quartile Deviation and Mean Deviation - Variance
and Standard Deviation & Co-efficient.
Correlation and Regression (Case Study): Correlation - Karl Pearson’s Coefficient
IV 17
of Correlation – Spearman’s Rank Correlation – Regression Lines and Coefficients.
Time Series Analysis and Index Numbers: Time Series Analysis : Secular Trend –
V Seasonal Variation – Cyclical variations - Index Numbers – Aggregative and 15
Relative Index – Chain and Fixed Index –Wholesale Index – Cost of Living Index.
TOTAL 75
CO Course Outcomes
CO1 Learn the basics of ratio, proportion, indices and proportions
Familiarise with calculations of simple and compound interest and arithmetic, geometric and
CO2
harmonic progressions.
CO3 Determine the various measures of central tendency
CO4 Calculate the correlation co-efficients.
CO5 Assess problems on time series analysis
Textbooks
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.COM. (HONS.) DEGREE PROGRAMME
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024
CO1 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
CO2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
CO3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CO5 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
TOTAL 15 11 15 11 12 11 15 11 15 11 11 15
AVERAG
3 2.2 3 2.2 2.4 2.2 3 2.2 3 2.2 2.2 3
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