Biostatistics

Majority of medical investigations depend on probability and sample study. These two topics have been discussed and explained at great length with reference to anatomy where possible. The concepts have been explained in a way useful for practical applications. Very clear and conceptual mathematical treatment has been given for Kaplan--Meier model.The book is suitable for students at the undergraduate/postgraduate level. Researchers and statisticians working in the field of medicine and other areas in life sciences will also find this book extremely useful.Contents1. Introduction and Basic Concepts 2. Statistical Averages and Dispersion 3. Probability and Mathematical Expectation 4. Probability Distributions 5. Correlation 6. Regression Analysis 7. Sampling Theory and Testing of Hypothesis 8. Vital Statistics 9. Survival Analysis About the AuthorsB. M. Aggarwal did B.Sc. Hons in Mathematics from Punjab University and M.Sc Mathematics from Merrut University. Later he graduated in B.Tech (FIETE) from the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers New Delhi. In addition he passed certificate courses in Microwave and Satellite Engineering from ALT Centre Ghaziabad. The author is a visiting professor in Statistics Quantitative techniques operations research and research methods at various premier institutes like IMT Ghaziabad ICFAI Gurgaon Asia Pacific Institutes of Management New Delhi Institute of Management Delhi besides several other Institutes. He has about ten books to his credit.Dr. Pulin Kumar Gupta M.D (Medicine) FIACM is currently Professor at the Department of Medicine PGIMER Dr. RML Hospital New Delhi.