Biostatistics Manual for Health Research

Dr. Nafis Faizi is an Assistant Professor at JN Medical College for the past 7 years. He is also a trainer for Epidemiological Research Unit and a member of Statistics Without Borders and Global Health Training Network. For the past 9 years, he has been conducting regular workshops and training in biostatistics, data analysis and research writing. His primary qualifications are MBBS and MD in Community Medicine from AMU, Aligarh followed by master’s in public health (MPH) from UK. He is also a faculty for International People’s Health University and teaches epidemiology at People’s Open Access Intitiative, UK. Dr. Yasir Alvi is an Assistant Professor at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), for two years. Before this, he was a senior resident in the Department of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh for three years. He has been a facilitator of many research training initiatives conducted by Epidemiological Research Unit in AMU and is an alumnus of International People’s Health University. His primary qualifications are MBBS and MD in Community Medicine from AMU, Aligarh.

1. Introduction to Biostatistics 2. Data Management and SPSS environment 3. Statistical tests of significance 4. Parametric tests 5. Non-parametric tests 6. Correlation 7. Categorical Variables 8. Testing for Validity 9. Testing for Reliability and Agreements 10. Survival Analysis 11. Multivariate Analysis 12. Annexures