The last decade has produced many textbooks on Biostatistics, with varying emphasis and degrees of mathematical complexity. This book has stood the test of time and continues to enjoy wide acceptance among students of all health and allied professions, other students and even qualified health investigators, who find it practical, simple and yet precise. This fully updated and thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, while retaining the fundamental concepts, acquaints the reader with the advances in the subject. The book explains the concepts involved in arriving at the sample size and also a quick solution to the estimation of sample size. Survival analysis and log-rank test are illustrated with examples. The essentials of Chi square tests are simplified and presented. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is explained with two examples, with and without interaction term. The chapters on Research Methods, Interventional Studies and Observational Studies provide step-by-step guide to plan and carry out quality research. Questions given in each chapter will help the learner to gauge the level of understanding of the principles and applications. Clues to the use of computer packages are provided whenever necessary.
Intended for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students as well as for nursing and paramedical students, the book will also be immensely useful to medical/health faculty and researchers in the field of Biostatistics.
KEY FEATURES :
A new chapter on Sample Size Determination
Several new sections
Extensive revision of practically all chapters
Provision of new examples
Chapter-end exercisesAbout the AuthorP. S. S. SUNDAR RAO [M.P.H. (Biostatistics), University of California at Barkeley; Dr. P.H. (Biostatistics), Columbia University, New York], is presently the Research Coordinator at the Leprosy Mission Trust India, New Delhi. Earlier, he served as Director, Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Centre, Karigiri, Tamil Nadu and Professor and Head, Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore. A Fellow of the Royal Statistical Studies, London, Dr. Sundar Rao has about five decades of teaching experience. Instrumental in starting the first Department of Biostatistics in India, he has published several books and many scientific papers in reputed national and international journals.|J. RICHARD [Ph.D. (Demography), Australian National University, Canberra] is presently Consultant in Biostatistics and Research Methods. Earlier, he served as Professor and Head, Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has about four decades of teaching experience and is also a Visiting Professor at several institutes/organizations. An author of two books, Dr. Richard is well known for his expertise in Biostatistics.
