About the Book:

Books covering about the importance of biostatistics in epidemiological studies. This book is authored in a detailed and easy to understand in a manner incorporating the updated information. Here more importance is given for analytical methods for both general and specific epidemiological study design, including cohort study, case-control study and interventional study. Here author has given more importance for designing mathematical models with their applications to analyze the data with relevant examples and also has illustrated the techniques used to analyze the data with suitable example pertaining to a particular type epidemiological disease. This book also explains about appropriate sample size for a particular type of study.

Contents: 

1.   Introduction to Health and Epidemiology

2.   Probability and Epidemiology Study

3.   Mathematical Measures and Epidemiological Studies

4.   Study Design

5.   Tests of Association between Exposure and Outcome

6.   Statistical Hypothesis

7.   Regression Analysis

8.   Sample Size Technique

9.   Logistic Regression Analysis

10.   Graphs

11.   Clinical Trial

About the Author:

Mr. Panchaksharappa Gowda D.H. has been graduated from University of Mysore in the year 1983, also Completed Post graduation from the University of Mysore in the year 1985 and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application in the year 1993. He has got experience of one year teaching for intermediate students and a six months of experience in teaching engineering Mathematics (Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, MYSURU).  He has put up service more than thirty three years in teaching Mathematics (Remedial Mathematics), Biostatistics and Computer Applications in Pharmacy for B.Pharm students and Biostatistics and Research methodology for Pharm.D. and M.Pharm Students

            He is also teaching Advanced Epidemiology and Fundamentals of Mathematics for M.Sc Medical statistics students (Life Science) at JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru. He is Guiding/helping the M.Pharm. and Doctoral students of different branches to carry out their statistical analysis using Design of  experiment (DOE) and SPSS statistical software.