* Personal
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Ph.D and M.Phil Student Guided
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List of Publication

1. EMP No                              :  698

2. NAME                                 :  PATEL  PRAFUL  AMBALAL 

3. DATE OF BIRTH                :  22nd September 1960                                                                                        

4. DEPARTMENT                  :  STATISTICS

5. SEX                                     : Male

6. ADDRESS                           

(a) Local                                   : C-2,UNIVERSITY STAFF COLONY

                                                   UNIVERSITY STAFF COLONY, VALLABH -VIDYANAGAR

                                                   GUJARAT,  INDIA, Pin Code No. 388 160

Phone No. 47378

(b) Permanent                       : Green Land Street

PANDOLI

Pin Code No. 388 160

Phone No. (02697) 23697 (PP)

7. Qualification :

Name of the Examination

University/ Board

Year of Award

Subjects

Percentage obtained

Class

B.Sc

Sardar Patel Univ.

1982

Statistics

Grade “A” G. Point 4.83

First

Dist.

M.Sc

Sardar Patel Univ.

1984

Statistics

73 %

First Dist.

M.Phil.

Sardar Patel Univ.

1989

Statistics

86 %

First Dist.

Ph.D

Sardar Patel Univ.

1995

Survey Sampling

 

 

Title of the Thesis

Estimation of a population variance in Survey Sampling

           

8. Whether SC /ST or Back ward Class :  No

9. Details of post held in this University

Sr. No.            Designation                Date of Joining           Date of Increment

1         Lecturer             07-07-1990                 07-07
2         Reader                           04-07-1994                 04-07

10. PARTICULARS OF PRESENT POST :

(a)             Present Post                                           : Reader in Statistics
(b)            Date of appointment to present post       : 04-07-1994
(c)             Date of Confirmation                             : 04-07-1996
(d)      Present Pay                                            : Rs. 17040/-    Scale : 12000-420-18300

11. Details of Experience : (Teaching, Laboratory, Industry etc.)

Sr. No

Name of the Institution

Designation

Period With Date From               To

No. of Years Months

1

Arts & Commerce College, Idar

Lecturer

12-10-86 to 6-7-90

5 ½ Yrs.

2

Sardar Patel University, VVN.

Lecturer

7-7-90     to 3-7-94

4 Yrs.

 

 

Reader

4-7-94     to 4-7-2004

10 Yrs.

12. Research Experience:

                           From               To                  Year    Months

PG                       7-7-90           Till date            13            1

M.Phil. 17-2-93           "                  "                 10             6

Ph.D.    27-7-97           "                  "                  6             1

13. Give Details of Research Project under taken :

i)   UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project entitled "Survey Sampling Inference" in 1991, sanctioned the sum of amount of Rs.4000/- vide Ref. No C/B-10/3371(10) dated 17-9-1991.

ii)  UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project entitled "Estimation of a Finite Population Variance" in 1996, sanctioned the sum of amount of Rs.10000/-vide Ref. No. C/B-10/2516, dated 20-8-1996.

14 a. Details of Seminar/Winter School/Symposium/Workshop etc. attended  since date of appointment as Reader

 

Nature of  Participation    Sponsorship                 Address                    Duration

1  Participant                         GSA                       Mahesana         26-1-91 to 27-1-91

2 Participant                      Indian Sc. Congress      Baroda            03-1-91 to 08-1-91

3 Paper presentation          Gujarat Sc. Academy    Surat

4  Paper presentation          UGC                           Stat. Dept.      20-2-97 to 22-2-97

                                                                            SPU, VVN

5 Participant                         UGC                          Stat. Dept.        18-19 Feb. 2000

           SPU, VVN

6 Computer Orientation Programme conducted by G.H. Patel Computer Centre, Sardar Patel Universiy, VVN, during 23-5-94 to 3-6-94.

7 Orientation Course for Computer Awareness organized by G.H. Patel Computer Centre,SPU, VVN, during 9-8-99 to 2-9-99.

14 b. Details of Refresher Course attended

Nature of  Participation Sponsorship                 Address           Duration

1   Participant               Academic Staff Col.     C/o. Dept. of Statistics   3 weeks

                                                                        Gujarat University             (15-1-91 to

                                                                        Ahmedabad.                       4-2-91)

2   Participant               UGC                            Dept. of Statistics            3 weeks

                                                                        Sardar Patel Univ.            (4-10-93 to

                                                                        Vallabh Vidyanagar.           24-10-93)

 

15. Guided Students :

 

Sr.No.  Degree             Those who have completed               Those who are working

 

1          Ph.D.                                       1*                                            2

2          M.Phil.                                     2                                              -

3                    Other                                       -                                               -

 

* TITLE: VARIANCE ESTIMATION OF THE HORVITZ-THOMPSON ESTIMARTOR AND GREG ESTIMATOR OF THE FINITE POPULATION TOTAL

 

16. Publication :

          (a)    Book          -           Nil

          (b)   Article        -           See Enclosure

 

1.     Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1994). Optimum estimation for a finite population variance under certain superpopulation models, Journal of the Indian Statistics Assocation, 32(1), 21-28.

2.     Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1994-95). Uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimation for finite population variance, Gujarat Statistics Review, 21 & 22, 17-24.

3.     Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1994). Estimation of finite population variance, Prajna (Journal of Sardar Patel University) 4, 93-100.

4.     Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1995). Uniformaly admissible estimator for the finite population variance, Journal of the Indian Statistical Association, 33(1), 31-36.

5.     Shah, S. M., Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1995). Improving Liu’s estimator of a finite population variance, Prajna, J. of SPU, 89-94, 1995.

6.     Shah, D. N. & Patel, P. A.(1996). Asymptotic Properties of a generalized regression type predict of a finite population variance in probability sampling, Canadian Journal of Statistics, vol. 24(3), 373-384

7.     Patel, P. A.(1998). Admissible Bayes predictor of finite population total, Gujarat Statistical Review, 25(1-2), 9-16.

8.     Patel, P. A & Shah, D. N.(1999). Model-based estimation for a finite population variance, Journal of Indian Statistical Association, 37(1), 27-35, 1999.

9.     Patel, P. A & Chaudhari, R.D.(****). Model -based Variance estimation under unequal probability sampling, Metrika  (To appear).

10.    Patel, P. A & Chaudhari, R.D.(2003). Estimation of a finite population variance in the presence of auxiliary information, Transition in Statistics, 6(4), 533-542

 

Research Papers

Under revision

1. On estimating Horvitz-Thompson variance from survey data using auxiliary information (JISA )

Communicated

2.     Estimation of variance of the regression estimator (JISAS).

3.     Horvitz-Thompson variance estimation when auxiliary information is available (JISAS)

Under preparation

4. Design-based Horvitz-Thompson variance estimation: p-weighted ratio type estimator

5. Estimation of variance of the GREG estimator in unequal   probability sampling.

17. Awards : Give Details

(a)    International            -  --

(b)   National                 -  --

(c)    State level               -  'Hari Ohm Ashram Prerit Bhaikaka Inter-University 

 Smarak Trust' price:

(i)   For the best research paper ` Uniformaly admissible estimator for the finite population variance' in Statistics for the year 1995-96.        

(ii)                For the best research paper ` Asymptotic Properties of a generalized regression type predict of a finite population variance in probability sampling ' in Statistics for the year 1997-98.           

(d)  Others                    -  --

18. Visit to other Institutions/Countries for academic purpose :   NIL

19. Fellowship : NIL

20. Co-curricular Activities:

1.      Worked as resource person in refresher courses.

2.      Worked as organizing  secretary for the national seminar organized by the dept. of Statistics, S. P. Univ.

3.      Worked as referee for research journals: Matrika, Gujarat Statistical Review.

4.      Worked as Ex-officio of Statistical Association of the Department for six times since 1990. 

5.      Member of Board of Studies in Statistics –  Sardar Patel University

6.      Life member of GSA.

7.      Life member of ISA.

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