UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

Certificate Course

in Biostatistics

(With effect from the academic year 2015-16)

O _______________ Title : Certificate Course in Biostatistics
O _______________ Eligibility : B.Pharm, B.Sc (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry,
Biochemsitry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Life
Sciences), PhD’s and Pharmaceutical
Professionals
R _______________ Duration : 1 Year

R _______________ Fee : Rs. 5,000/-

R _______________ Intake Capacity : 40 Students
R _______________ Theory : 12 Credits (180 Hrs)
R _______________ Practical : 8 Credits (120 Hrs)
R _______________ Examination :
Examination
Theory Paper I : 50 Marks
Paper II : 50 Marks
Practical Practical : 100 Marks

Total Marks : 200

Passing Criteria: 40% Marks in Theory & Particals.

The Grade Point table and the grade allocation shall be as per the Grade Table given below:
GRADES MARKS
O 70 & Above
A 60 to 69.99
B 55 to 59.99
C 50 to 54.99
D 45 to 49.99
E 40 to 44.99
F (Fail) 39.99 & Below
GRADE SGPA / CGPA
POINTS
7 7 & Above
6 6 to 6.99
5 5 to 5.99
4 4 to 4.99
3 3 to 3.99
2 2 t0 2.99
1 1 to 1.99

Eligibility, No. of seats, sistribution of Credits to theory, practical, Passing and grading criteria
are according to the guidelines given by UGC in XIth plan

Infrastructure required:
 Well-equipped lecture rooms
 Library with relevant books
  Computer lab
 Internet Connectivity
 Laptop
 LCD Projector
 Licensed SPSS Software

Staff requirement:
 A co-ordinator who will be responsible for the smooth conduct of the course. Co-
ordinator of the course may be paid an Honorarium of Rs. 5000/- per year out of the seed
money.
 A lectures and practicals can be conducted by the core faculty or visiting faculty having
expertise in concerned field. Guest faculty/Internal faculty may be remunerated @ Rs.
250/ per lecture of 1 hour duration.
 Faculty must possess atleast a Bachelor’s Degree with a expertise in Respective filed.
 Faculties from industry and research institutes.
Paper I 10 Credits
Paper I (Theory) 6 Credits

Unit I
 Introduction
o Some definitions
o The development of biostatistics
o The statistical frame of mind
 Data in Biostatistics
o Samples and populations
o Variables in biostatistics
o Accuracy and precision of data
o Derived variables
o Frequency distributions
o The handling of data
 Descriptive Statistics
o The arithmetic mean
o Other means
o The median
o The mode
o The range
o The standard deviation
o Sample statistics and parameters
o Practical methods for computing mean and standard deviation
o The coefficient of variation
Unit II
 Introduction to Probability Distributions: The Binomial and Poisson Distributions
o Probability, random sampling, and hypothesis testing
o The binomial distribution
 o The Poisson distribution
 The Normal Probability Distribution
o Frequency distributions of continuous variables
o Derivation of the normal distribution
o Properties of the normal distribution
o Applications of the normal distribution
o Departures from normality: Graphic methods
 Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
o Distribution and variance of means
o Distribution and variance of other statistics
o Introduction to confidence limits
o Student's t distribution
o Confidence limits based on sample statistic
o The chi-square distribution
o Confidence limits fur variances
o Introduction to hypothesis testing
o Tests of simple hypotheses employing the t distribution
o Testing the hypothesis

Paper I (Practical) 4 Credits

Practical’s will be based on the theory using Excel, SPSS & R Software
Paper II 10 Credits
Paper II (Theory) 6 Credits
Unit I
 Introduction to Analysis of Variance
o The variances of samples and their means
o The F distribution
o The hypothesis
o Heterogeneity among sample means
o Partitioning the total sum of squares and degrees of freedom
o model I anova
o model II anova
 Single-Classification Analysis of Variance
o Computational formulas
o Equal n
o Unequal n
o Two groups
o Comparison among means: Planned comparisons
o Comparison among means: Unplanned comparisons
 Two-Way Analysis of Variance
o Two-way anova with replication
o Two-way anova: Significance testing
o Two-way anova without replication
 Assumptions of Analysis Of Variance
o The assumptions of anova
o Transformations
o Nonparametric methods in lieu of anova
Unit II
 REGRESSION
o Introduction to regression
 o Models in regression
o The linear regression equation
o More than one value of Y for each value of X
o Tests of significance in regression
o The uses of regression
o Residuals and transformations in regression
o A nonparametric test for regression
 CORRELATION
o Correlation and regression
o The product-moment correlation coefficient
o Significance tests in correlation
o Applications of correlation
o Kendall's coefficient of rank correlation
 ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCIES
o Test for goodness of fit: Introduction
o Single-classification goodness of fit tests.
o Tests of independence: Two-way tables

Paper II (Practical) 4 Credits

Practical’s will be based on the theory using Excel, SPSS & R Software
References:

 Introduction To Biostatistics Second Edition by Robert R. Sakal and F. James Rohlf,

State University of New York at Stony Brook
 Introduction to Biostatistics Dr. Pranab Kumar Banerjee S. Chand
 Methods in Biostatistics Paperback – 2010 by B.K. Mahajan
 Fundamentals Of Biostatistics Paperback – 1994 by Khan
 Biostatistics Paperback – 1 Jan 2008 by G.N. Prabhakara
 Principles of Biostatistics with CD Perfect Paperback – 2007 by Pagano
 Using SPSS: An Interactive Hands - On Approach Paperback by B. James
Cunningham
 Spss 17. 0 For Researchers Paperback – 2011 by Dr. S. L. Gupta
 Statistics for Research: With a Guide to SPSS Paperback –2012 by George Argyrous