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good indicator of human progress. If the rate of literacy transition was low, the

economic development slowed down, while the economic development was rapid if

the literacy transition was fast.

Study Area

The study is enclosed between latitudes 25°10’55ºN and 26°35’15ºN and

longitudes 87°48’37ºE to 89°00’30ºE, covering an area of 2162 sq.km. it is surrounded

on the three sides ; north east and south, by Bangladesh, on the west by Uttar

Dinajpur and Malda district. It is comprised of 2 subdivisions namely Balurghat and

Banshihari. Population of the district is 1670931 as per the census of India 2011 and

literacy is 73.86 %. (Male 79.63 % and Female 67.81%).

Data Base snd Methodology: the present study is based on secondary data from

different sources:-

1. Literacy data (block level) from D.M office, Dakshin Dinajpur.

2. Data of school from D.I and S.I. office, Dakshin Dinajpur.

Some statistical techniques have been taken up as furnished below:

1. Multiple regression analysis (matrix solution):

Multiple regression equation assumes the form Y _c = a + b x + b x

1 1

2 2

Where x ₁ and x ₂ are two independent variables and y being the dependent variable,

and the constants a , b ₁ and b ₂ can be solved by solving the following three

normal equations:

 Y = an + b ₁  X ₁ + b 2  X 2

(1)

 X ₁ Y = a  X ₁ + b 1  X 1 2 + b 2  X 1 X 2

(2)

 X ₂ Y = a  X ₂ + b 1  X 1 X 2 + b 2  X 2 2

(3)

2. Multiple correlation coefficients:

  Y  Yc  2

R 2 YX ₁ X ₂ =

  Y  Y   2

Where,

Y _c = a + b x + b x

1 1

2 2

 ( Y – Y _C ) 2 = Explained variance of Y by all repressor

 ( Y – _Y  ) 2 = Total variance

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