Open AccessApplication of biostatistics in research by teaching faculty and final-year postgraduate students in colleges of modern medicine: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
AD Gore,
YR Kadam,
PV Chavan,
G. B. Dhumale
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.96792
Subject(s) - biostatistics , medicine , rank correlation , medical education , test (biology) , cross sectional study , chi square test , spearman's rank correlation coefficient , statistical analysis , family medicine , public health , mathematics education , psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , paleontology , biology
Biostatistics is well recognized as an essential tool in medical research, clinical decision making, and health management. Deficient basic biostatistical knowledge adversely affects research quality. Surveys on this issue are uncommon in the literature.