A comprehensive and easy to understand text, this book discusses fundamental theoretical concepts with emphasis on practical applicability. The book begins with the explanation of statistical fundamentals and progresses to discussion of representation and presentation techniques, measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, correlation, regression and index numbers. it further initiates the study of index numbers and analysis of time series, interpolation and extrapolation, association of attributes, probability, theoretical distribution, sampling theory and chi square and concludes with logarithm and its uses. The book has ample illustrations with solutions to help students understand the topics discussed and gain a solid foundation in statistics. The book is an ideal choice for undergraduate and postgraduate students of statistics and also caters to the needs of students of varied disciplines.

1. Introduction
2. Importance, Functions, Limitations
3. Statistical Survey
4. Collection of Data
5. Sampling Design
6. Classification and Tabulation
7. Diagrammatic Representation
8. Graphic Presentation
9. Measures of Central Tendency (Averages)
10. Dispersion
11. Skewness, Kurtosis, Moments
12. Correlation
13. Regression
14. Index Numbers
15. Analysis of Time Series
16. Interpolation and Extrapolation
17. Association of Attributes
18. Probability
19. Theoretical Distribution
20. Sampling Theory and Test of Significance
21. Chi Square Test
22. Logarithm and Their Uses