Certificate course in Biostatistics and epidemiology

Unit 1: Biostatistics 8 Credits (240 hrs.)

Introduction to Biostatistics
Sampling – Random and non-random sampling methods – Description, merits and demerits
Data summarisation – measures of averages and dispersion
Data Presentation techniques – Graphical and tabular
Normal distribution – properties and applications
Standard error, Confidence interval and sampling distribution – definition, computation, interpretation and applications
Basic principles of testing of hypothesis
Test of significance - t-test, one way Anova, Repeated measures ANOVA, Chi square and Non parametric methods
Sample size in health science research – Basic principles and computations.
Correlation and Regression
Software packages-SPSS.
Introduction to systematic reviews and meta analysis
Measures of agreement (Kappa Statistic & ICC)
Introduction to logistic regression
Introduction to survival analysis

Unit 2. Epidemiology and experimental design 3 Credits (90 hrs.)

Epidemiological Study design- Descriptive, Analytical and Experimental
Basic experimental designs – CRD, RBD, Repeated measures factorial, cross over
Epidemiological Measures – Rate, ratio, proportion, Incidence and prevalence , Relative risk, Risk ratio, Odds ratio
Reliability and validity of screening and diagnostic tests, ROC analysis

Unit 3. Research Methodology 4 Credits (120 hrs.)

Development of research tools
Protocol preparation
Literature review
Proposal writing
Report writing and publishing
Ethics in Biomedical Research
Critical review of research report and journal article

Unit 4. Project 1 Credits (30 hrs.)

Protocol Presentation
Protocol Submission