The document provides information on the scope and applications of statistics. It discusses how statistics is used in various fields like business, health, government, sciences, and more. It then outlines some of the career opportunities available in these fields, including jobs in manufacturing, marketing, engineering, and more for business/industry. For health and medicine, careers in epidemiology, public health, pharmacology, and genetics are mentioned. The document also discusses higher education options in statistics in India and some of the major statistical organizations in India like the Central Statistical Organization, National Sample Survey Organization, and Indian Statistical Institute.

1. Dr. M. H. Lohgaonkar
Department of Statistics ,
Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahavidyalaya
Shrigonda.
Scope of
Statistics

2. Indian Father of Statistics
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Birth Date 29th June 1893
National Statistics Day

3.  Scope of Statistics
 Opportunities in Statistics
 Higher Education of Statistics in India
 Organization of Statistics in India

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 THE ROLE OF STATISTICS ………
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Statistics is the art of collecting, classifying,
presenting, interpreting and analyzing numerical
data, as well as making conclusions about the
system from which the data was obtained

5. . Recall…
 Statistics is a tool for converting data into information:
Data
Statistics
Information
But where then does data come from? How is it
gathered? How do we ensure its accurate? Is the data
reliable? Is it representative of the population from
which it was drawn?
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6. Environment
Agriculture,
Ecology, Forestry,
Animal Populations
Government
Census, Law,
National Defense
Physical
Sciences
Astronomy,
Chemistry, Physics
Areas where
STATISTICS
are used
Health &
Medicine
Genetics, Clinical Trials,
Epidemiology,
Pharmacology
Business
Economics, Engineering,
Marketing,
Computer Science

7. • Manufacturing
– Build products and deliver
services that satisfy consumers
and increase the corporation’s
profit margin
Business and Industry

8.  Marketing
 Design experiments for new
products, conduct focus
groups and sample surveys,
and perform field
experiments in test markets
to determine product viability
Business and Industry

9.  Engineering
 Make a consistent product,
detect problems, minimize
waste, and predict product life in
electronics, chemicals,
aerospace, pollution control,
construction, and other
industries
Business and Industry

10.  Statistical Computing
 Work in software design and
development, testing, quality
assurance, technical support,
education, marketing, and sales
to develop code that is both
user-friendly and sufficiently
complex
Business and Industry

11.  Epidemiology
 Work on calculating cancer
incidence rates, monitor
disease outbreaks, and
monitor changes in health-
related behaviors such as
smoking and physical activity
Health and Medicine

12.  Public Health
 Prevent disease, prolong life,
and promote health through
organized community efforts,
including sanitation, hygiene
education, diagnoses, and
preventative treatment
Health and Medicine

13.  Pharmacology
 Work in drug discovery,
development, approval, and
marketing, to ensure the
validity and accuracy of
findings at all stages of the
process
Health and Medicine

14.  Genetics
 Label possible indicators of
genetic abnormalities, such
as birth defects and early
aging, or breed desirable
characteristics in plant
offspring
Health and Medicine

15.  Education
 Teach K-12 through post-
graduate students, assess
teacher effectiveness, or
develop statistical models to
represent student learning
Learning

16.  Science Writing & Journalism
 Work with mass media,
universities, and corporations to
produce news briefs, articles,
news releases, and other reports
Learning

17.  Government
 Work in regulations for stock
trading, pollution, and drug
approvals, or testify in court
proceedings, congressional
hearings, and lobbying
arguments
Research

18.  Survey Methods
 Collect data in the social
sciences, education, law,
forestry, agriculture,
biology, medicine,
business, and
e-commerce, and for the
government
Research

19.  Law
 Analyze data in court cases,
including DNA evidence,
salary discrepancies,
discrimination law suits, and
disease clusters
Social Statistics

20.  Consulting
 Work on a temporary basis
on a variety of projects
including quality
improvement,
pharmaceuticals, ecology,
and engineering
Social Statistics

21.  Agriculture
 Study chemical pesticides,
hydrogeology, veterinary
sciences, genetics, and crop
management in order to
ensure optimal yield
Natural Resources

22.  Ecology
 Address questions about
the earth’s natural
environment, including
animal populations,
agricultural protections, and
fertilizer and pesticide
safety
Natural Resources

24.  Government :
 Central Government :
1) Indian Statistical Service : UPSC
2) Statistical Investigator : S.S.C For NSSO
3) Research Officer : R.B.I.
4) Research Assistant or Research Officer in
i) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
ii) Indian Council of Social Scientific Research
iii) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and
Research Institute.
iv) Bureau of Indian Standards (ISI)
v) International Institute for Population Sciences,
Mumbai

25.  State-Government
1) Statistical Officer, Statistician , D.S.O, D.P.O. : M.P.S.C.
2) Joint Director, Deputy Director. R.O. : Directorate of Economics &
Statistics
3) Sr.Statistician & Jr.Statistician : CIDCO Bhavan, Mumbai
4) Statistical Assistant , E.O. (Statistics) : Zila Parishad
5) Chief Statistician : Commissionerate of Agriculture

26.  Semi-Government
1) Divisional Statistician : Maharashtra State Road & Transport
Corporation (MSRTC)
2) Statistician : All Nationalized Banks (Such as SBI)
3) Actuarial Apprentice : LIC / GIC
4) Lecturer in Agricultural Universities / Colleges / NARS
5) JRA / SRA : Agricultural Universities
6) Lecturer for B.Sc. (Statistics) in Senior College.

27.  Private Sector :
 Manufacturing Companies (QC and R & D)
Manager, Statistical Analytics, Quality Inspector, Data
Analytics (Jr & Sr) , Research Assistant . ( Garware Polyster, Bajaj
Auto, Kirloskar Udyog, Philips India, Jain Udyog, Hindustan Lever,
IMRB, Kalyani Breaks, Tata Motors, TCS

28.  IT / Electronics
Business Analytics, Statistician (Jr & Sr) , Data Analytics,
Software Engineer Analytics, SAS Programmer .
( Persistent, Geometric, Metric Solutions, Cytel, SAS india ,
Symphony, Systat, Quantlink , NIC.
 Pharmaceutical / Bio-Tech
Biostatistician (Jr & Sr) , Researcher , SAS Programmer or
Programmer , Manager , Director, Statistics Programmer
( Pfizer, Novartis , Dr Reddy’s Lab Cipla, SkyePharma ,
Watson , Ranbaxy)

29.  Research Institute
Research Assistant , Researcher , Statistical Analytics in following
institue,
1) National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (A.P.)
2) National Aids Research Institute (NARI), Bhosari, Pune (M.S.)
3) Deccan Sugar Institute, Pune
4) Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Aurangabad (M.S.)
5) Indian Institute of Virology, Pune
6) Hindustan Antibiotics, Pune
7) Central Bee Research, Pune
8) Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttarnchal)
9) C-DAC
10) NAACO

30.  Teaching
1) Professor , Assoc. Professor, Asstt. Professor for B.Sc. M.Sc.
Statistics and in Agriculture Universities and Agri. College.
2) Lecturer for B.B.A. , B.C.A. , B.C.S., B.F.T, M.B.A. , M.C.A. , M.C.S.
M.Sc. IT , M.P.M. , D.B.M, M.C.M.
3) Lecturer for B.Sc. & M.Sc. (Biotech, Biochemsitry, Envi.Sci.)

31. Higher Education of Statistics in India

32. Course / Degree University / Institute
B.Stat , M.Stat ,M.Phil ,
Ph.D.
Indian Statistical
Institute,
Kolkata,Delhi,Banglore
B.Stat , M.Stat ,M.Phil ,
Ph.D.
TIFR,(Mumbai,
Banglore)
B.Sc. & M.Sc. (Stat) All recognized Indian
Universities
M.Sc.(Applied Stat) IIT , Mumbai

33. M.Sc. (Statistics) IIT , Kanpur
M.Sc. (Stat &
Informatics)
IIT , Kharagpur
M.Sc. (OR) Delhi University
Certificate course in
SQC and Reliability ,OR
ISI
Kolkata,Pune,Banglore
M.Sc. & Ph.D. (Agr.Stat) IASRI , New Delhi
M.Sc. (Actuarial Stat) UoP ,Pune, Int. School
of A.Sci. , Hyderabad ,
Institute of Actuaries in
India, Mumbai

34. Statistical Organizations in India

35.  Central Statistical Organization (CSO)
 Establishment : May 1951
 Under Supervision : Central Government
 Duties : 1) Preparation of National accounts
2) Processing and Publication of industrial
statistics
3) Conduct of Economic census and surveys
4) Maintenance of consumer price index number
5) Organizing various training programmes in
official statistics
6) Organizing various conferences on a regular
basis

36.  Divisions : 1) Industrial Statistics Wing
2) Analytical Division
3) National Sample Survey Division
4) National Income Division
5) Population Division
6) Training Division
7) Price and Price Index Number Division
 Publication : 1) Monthly Abstract Statistics
2) Monthly Statistics of the Production of Selected
Industries of India
3) Statistical Pocket Book of the Indian Union
4) Statistical Abstract of India
5) Annual Survey of Industries

37.  National Sample Survey (NSS)
 Establishment : 1950 Under Guidance : P.C. Mahalanobis
 Rename : (1970) National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)
 Divisions : 1) Survey Design and Research
2) Field Operations
3) Data Processing
4) Co-ordination and Publication
 Main Functions : 1) Data Collection for Estimation of National
Income , for the activities of Planning
Commission, for the activities of various
Ministries, Collection of Socio-economic
and demographic data.
2) NSSO collects data regarding prices, wages,
consumption, production,agriculture etc.
3) NSSO conducts sample surveys in the
registered industrial sectors.

38.  Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
 Establishment : 28th April 1932 Place : Calcutta
 Under Guidance : P.C. Mahalanobis
 Main Functions : 1) To carry out research qualifying high standards
2) To provide training and to conduct statistical
projects.
3) To provide technical and computational
assistance to NSSO.
4) ISI runs B.Stat, M.Stat , Certificate course in
SQC, OR, Demography , Probability ,
Econometrics and also Ph.D.
 Publication : Sankhya

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