Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Computer Applications

Contents: 1. An introduction to biostatistics. 2. Classification and tabulation of data. 3. Diagrammatic and graphic representation of data. 4. Measures of central tendency. 5. Measures of dispersion. 6. Distribution pattern. 7. Moments, skewness and kurtosis. 8. Sampling. 9. Probability. 10. Test of significance. 11. Chi-square test. 12. Correlation. 13. Regression analysis. 14. F- test and analysis of variance. 15. Vital statistics. 16. Bioinformatics. 17. Computer applications in biostatistics. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Glossary. Statistical tables (I to VIII). Subject index.

"The book entitled biostatistics, bioinformatics and computer applications presents up-to-date and all basic information about the important aspects of statistics including probability, pattern of distribution, correlation, regression, test of significance, X2, Z and T- Test, analysis of variance and vital statistics. Chapters on use of bioinformatics and computer applications in micro-biology and bio-technology have also been included." (jacket)