BookShakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta.
Summary: This book is written in a very easy-to-follow format, and explains the key concepts of biomedical statistics in a lucid yet straightforward manner. It explains how mathematical and statistical tools can be used to find answers to common research questions. In addition, the main text is supplemented by a wealth of solved exercises and illustrative examples to aid in comprehension. Given its content, the book offers an invaluable quick reference guide for graduating students and can be very helpful in their examination process. At the same time, it represents a handy guide for medical and paramedical teachers, post-graduate medical students, research personnel, biomedical scientists and epidemiologists.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Applications of Statistics
Chapter 2. Statistical Terms
Chapter 3. Data Types
Chapter 4. Data Classification
Chapter 5. Data Presentation
Chapter 6. Measures of Central Tendency
Chapter 7. Measures of Location
Chapter 8. Measures of Dispersion
Chapter 9. Sampling Methods
Chapter 10. Statistical Distribution-Continuous
Chapter 11. Sampling Distribution and Hypothesis testing
Chapter 12. Test of Inference- one sample or two sample mean
Chapter 13. Test for Inference- Multiple sample comparisons
Chapter 14. Test for Inference- Categorical Data I
Chapter 15. Test for Inference- Categorical Data II
Chapter 16. Test for Inference- Correlation and Regression
Chapter 17. Non Parametric Tests
Chapter 18. Sample Size Estimation
Chapter 19. Epidemiological Studies
Chapter 20. Analysis of Diagnostic Test
Chapter 21. Demography
Chapter 22. Measures of Demography
Chapter 23. Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Chapter 24. Life Tables
Chapter 25. Introduction to Probability
Chapter 26. Random Variable and Mathematical Expectation
Chapter 27. Statistical Distribution- Discrete
Chapter 28. Univariate logistic regression- Theoretical aspects
Chapter 29. Use of Computer software for basic statistics.