What is the significance of the GDP deflator?
How is the base year selected for index numbers, and why does it need to be updated?
What is the difference between CPI and WPI?
What are the different types of index numbers used in official statistics?
How can time series models be applied in weather forecasting?
What are the uses of time series analysis in economic forecasting?
What is the role of residual analysis in time series?
Can you explain the process of model validation in time series forecasting?
How would you handle missing data in time series analysis?
What is the difference between autoregressive (AR) and moving average (MA) models?
How does autocorrelation affect time series analysis?
How does ARIMA differ from exponential smoothing models?
What is the significance of seasonality in time series forecasting?
What is ARIMA, and what does the "I" in ARIMA stand for?
What is the role of differencing in time series analysis?
What is the difference between trend and seasonal components in time series?
How would you model a time series dataset?
What are the key components of a time series?
How would you decide between stratified sampling and cluster sampling?
What methods are used to deal with non-response in sampling surveys?