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Biostatistics and Research Methodology
Author
G. Nageswara Rao
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789387593107
  • year : 2018
  • language : English
  • binding : Softcover
Description
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Collection of data. 3. Data organization. 4. Measures of central tendency and dispersion. 5. Skewness and kurtosis. 6. Probability and distributions. 7. Correlation and regression. 8. Tests of hypotheses. 9. Chi-square test. 10. Analysis of variance. 11. Experimental designs. 12. Non-parametric statistics. 13. Research methodology. The combination of Biostatistics and Research Methodology is very much useful for bio-sciences. This book covers the course on “Biostatistics and Research Methodology” for students of Pharmacy, Biology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Home science students as a part of their degree and P.G. degree programs. This book contains 13 chapters. They include Basic concepts, Probability and Probability distributions, Tests of Hypotheses, Chi-square test, Analysis of Variance, Experimental Designs, Non-Parametric statistics and Research Methodology. All chapters are written in a lucid manner so that students can understand easily without much mathematical background. Live examples are added for illustration purpose for all the statistical methods. In some cases more than one example is added for wide applicability of the statistical tools. SPSS data analysis procedure is included for most of the popular statistical methods by giving an example in each case. Research Methodology chapter is useful to the P.G students for undertaking research for their dissertation work. This book is also intended to serve as a text book for Pharmacy students at U.G. and P.G. level. Salient Features of this book: Written in a lucid manner so that non–mathematical students can understand easily. SPSS data analysis procedure is presented for most of the popular statistical tools with simple examples. Immense help to faculty who are guiding M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in their project work.