Biostatistics in Clinical
Research
PROF. UMESH B. MAHAJAN
R. C. PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, KARWAND NAKA
SHIRPUR, DIST-DHULE, MH, INDIA
Mind of clinical researcher?
WHY STATISTICS? WHY POPULATION? WHY NEED SAMPLE?
Statistics??
v The practice or science of collecting
and analysing numerical data
v The purpose of finding conclusion from
a representative sample
Understanding
Bio-statistics are
the development
and application of
statistical methods
to a wide range of
topics in biology
Types of statistics
Sample and Population
Sampling
Sampling is a process
used in statistical analysis
in which a predetermined
number of observations
are taken from a larger
population.
Sample size?
• Population?
• Results?
• Inference?
Clinical Research
v Clinical research is a branch of healthcare science that determines the safety and
effectiveness (efficacy) of medications, devices, diagnostic products and treatment
regimens intended for human use
v It is the study of health and illness in people
Where to use?
Application
Hypothesis
v A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth.
v A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relationship between variables.
v Two variables: the independent variable and the dependent variable
v Drinking sugary drinks daily leads to obesity.
Statistical
measures
Statistics in Clinical Research
v Student ‘t’ Test
v One-way ANOVA
v Two-way ANOVA
v Post-Test
Software's
in Clinical
research!!!
Software's in
biostatistics
Acknowledgement
Thanks to….
Dr. Shailesh S. Chalikwar, Professor and Head, Department of Quality
Assurance, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Shirpur
Mr. Vilas A. Jagtap, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy,
R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Shirpur
Thank You !!!
Umesh B. Mahajan
E-mail: umeshmahajan41@gmail.com
Whatsapp: 9405014011

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