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.
Author(s): Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 292
Tags: Bioinformatics
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Applications of Statistics (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 3-7
Statistical Terms (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 9-12
Data Types (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 13-16
Data Classification (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 17-20
Data Presentation (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 21-39
Measures of Central Tendency (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 41-52
Measures of Location (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 53-58
Measures of Dispersion (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 59-70
Sampling Methods (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 71-83
Front Matter ....Pages 85-85
Statistical Distribution-Continuous (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 87-93
Sampling Distribution and Hypothesis Testing (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 95-98
Test of Inference: One-Sample or Two-Sample Mean (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 99-105
Test for Inference: Multiple Sample Comparisons (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 107-113
Test for Inference: Categorical Data I (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 115-119
Test for Inference: Categorical Data II (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 121-124
Test for Inference: Correlation and Regression (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 125-132
Nonparametric Tests (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 133-144
Sample Size Estimation (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 145-156
Epidemiological Studies (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 157-164
Analysis of Diagnostic Test (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 165-174
Front Matter ....Pages 175-175
Demography (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 177-180
Measures of Demography (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 181-194
Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 195-198
Life Tables (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 199-202
Front Matter ....Pages 203-203
Introduction to Probability (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 205-211
Random Variable and Mathematical Expectation (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 213-214
Statistical Distribution: Discrete (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 215-217
Univariate Logistic Regression: Theoretical Aspects (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 219-222
Front Matter ....Pages 223-223
Use of Computer Software for Basic Statistics (Shakti Kumar Yadav, Sompal Singh, Ruchika Gupta)....Pages 225-256
Back Matter ....Pages 257-287
