The session covers the basics of statistics with hands on examples in excel. The topics includes • Descriptive Statistics – The descriptive statistics includes – Measures of Central Tendency – Arithmetic and Geometric Mean, Median and Mode – Measures of Dispersion – Range, Variance, Standard Deviation and Coefficient of variation • Skewness and Normal Distribution • Projections using Geometric Mean • Correlation • Introduction to regression • Which are the popular data tools? At the end of this session, – Knowledge on traditional statistical techniques and the ability to apply these methods to datasets related to public policy and governance. – Learn about making projections for time series data using statistical techniques – Understanding various steps and techniques in developing index