Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Data analysis basics; Challenges of dealing with real-world socio- economic survey data; Introduction to R programming; Overview of nationally representative data sources in India; Background, Review of important papers, Public Policy lessons and Hands-on data analysis. The following datasets will be used: 1) Indian Census, 2) Demographics datasets like National Sample Surveys and India Human Development Surveys, 3) Health and Nutrition datasets like National Health Surveys and District Level Household Surveys, 4) Education datasets like Annual Status of Education Report, 5) Agriculture datasets like ICRISAT Village Dynamics in South Asia, 6) Manufacturing datasets like Annual Survey of Industries.