Biostatistics & Computer Applications

The combination of Biostatistics and Computer Applications are very much useful for bio-sciences and bioinformatic fields. The book provides both concepts in synoptic view.The first part of the book includes chapters on basic concepts and sampling methods, probability and distributions, correlation and regression, Chi-Square test, analysis of variance, experimental designs and statistical quality control.The second part of the book provides a detailed, yet easy to understand description of the computer fundamentals. Each and every aspect is presented very clearly and logically. This part of book includes chapters on computer and its application history of computer, type of computers, number system, system concept fundamental of operating system, computer languages, networking concept, database management, and C programming. Salient Features All the chapters are written in a lucid manner A chapter on application of computers in pharmaceutical and clinical studies is added. Contents: PART – A : Biostatistics: 1. Introduction, 2. Collection of Data, 3. Data Organization, 4. Dispersion and Standard Deviation, 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. Statistical Quality Control, PART – B : Computer Applications: 13. Introduction to Computers, 14. History of Computers, 15. Classifications of Computers, 16. The System Concept, 17. Fundamentals of Operating System, 18. Computer Languages, 19. Concept of Programming, 20. Computer Networks, 21. Database Management, 22. C Programming Language, 23. Applications of Computers in Pharmaceutical and Clinical Studies. About the Authors: Gadiraju Nageswara Rao has retired as Associate Dean, Professor and Head of the Department of Statistics and Mathematics, College of Agriculture, Acharaya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad. He has more than 40 years of teaching experience and has published more than 48 research papers in National and International Journals. He has guided more than 300 M.Sc and Ph.D students in Agriculture, Veterinary and Home Sciences in Statistical Methodology. Presently he is Visiting Professor to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and Osmania University, Hyderbad. N. K. Tiwari, MCA, M.Tech, Ph.D has 20 years of research and development and teaching experience. He is presently working as a Sr. Scientist in MPCST. He has received various national awards including AICTE; Dr. C. V. Raman technical writer award 2005 and 2006, young scientist award 1993 etc. He has published several books and more than 30 research papers. He is also Governing Member of several reputed organizations.