Question
Explain time-based line $($curve$)$ diagram along with data and brief analysis.

Answer

Time-based line $($curve$)$ diagram:
  • This diagram is used when we have ‘time related data’. For example, price of a given share in last $30$ days, number of vehicles passing through a cross road every hour of a day, growth of population from $1951$ to $2001,$ etc.
  • The line-diagram represents the relation between the two economic variables and the slope.
  • Line-diagram can be used for showing the demand curve, supply curve, etc.
  • The independent variable $($usually, time$)$ is measured on $‘X’$ axis and the dependent variable is measured on $‘Y’$ axis.
Use in economics:
In economics, a time-based line diagram is used to show the size of population in different time periods, rate of inflation in various years, literacy rate in various years, etc.
Example:
Percentage growth rate of India’s population since $1951$
Price $($In $Rs.)$ Demand $($in units Frequency$)$
$1$ $100$
$2$ $80$
$5$ $70$
$7$ $20$
$10$ $10$
Decade Decadal Growth Rate of Population in $\%$
$1951-61$ $21.64$
$1961-71$ $24.80$
$1971-81$ $24.66$
$1981-91$ $23.87$
$1991-2001$ $21.54$
$2001-2011$ $17.64$

Analysis: The time-based line diagram tells us that if we look from percentage perspective the.. India’s population growth-rate has shown downward trend except in year $1961-71.$

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