Statistics – Definition, application of statistics in Biosciences, Classification and tabulation,
Graphical representation of data, Histogram, frequency polygon, frequency curve. Measures
of central tendency, Measures of dispersion. Normal distribution, Binomial, Poisson,
Probability, non-parametric statistics, Correlation and regression; Sign test, Rank sum test,
Rank correlation. Testing of hypothesis: Significance of t-test and ANOVA, Multiple range
test, Chi-square test. Experimental designs. Diversity measures and evenness (e.g. Simpson
and Shannon-Wiener). Statistical packages.
- Teacher: Ms. Sajida Abdul Kadar