Sundar Rao,P.S.S <br/><br/>
Introduction to Biostatistics and research methods/ 
by P.S.S.Sundar Rao and J.Richard 
 - 4th ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Prentice -Hall of India,  2006. 
 - xiv,262p. 
<br/><br/>1. Scope of statistical methods in medicine --<br/>2. Role of statistics in clinical medicine --<br/>3. Role of statistics in preventive medicine --<br/>4. Observations in medicine --<br/>5. Frequency distribution -- 6. Measures of central tendency and location --<br/>7. Measures of dispersion --<br/>8. Probability --<br/>9. Probability distributions --<br/>10. Sampling -- 11. Basis of statistical inference --<br/>12. Tests of significance and estimation --<br/>13. Linear regression and correlation --<br/>14. The chi-square test --<br/>15. Analysis of variance -- 16. Non-parametric or distribution-free statistical tests --<br/>17. Further statistical methods --<br/>18. Vital statistics --<br/>19. Health statistics --<br/>20. Standardised death rates and life tables -- 21. Demography --<br/>22. Introduction to research methods --<br/>23. Experimental studies --<br/>24. Observational studies --<br/>25. Data processing --<br/>26. Presentation of data. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8120328760 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biometry	<br/>Medicine--Research--Statistical methods	<br/>Medical statistics	
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>570.15195	  / SUN/I