NIOH Workshop on Research Methods for Biological Sciences Students | 16-18 February, 2015

Workshop on Research Methods for Biological Sciences Students

16-18 February, 2015

Supported by

Gujarat Council on Science and Technology

Organized by

National Institute of Occupational Health

(INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH)
Ahmedabad—380016

Course Content

Descriptive Studies : Case reports, case series, cross sectional studies etc.
 Analytical Study Designs: Case-control, Cohort studies etc.
 Introduction to Ethical Issues
 Interventional/Experimental studies: RCT, field trial, clinical trials
 Sampling methods and sample size determination
 Data Entry and Management: Database creation, data entry, data manipulation/ transformation and importing external databases
 Descriptive Statistics: Measures of central tendency & dispersion with its calculation reporting frequencies, graphical representation of data etc.
 Test of Significance: Parametric Tests and Non-parametric Tests
 Correlation and Regression
 Epidemiological tests: sensitivity, specificity, ROC, incidence, prevalence, ratio, proportions, rates etc.
 Demonstration/Hands on training on the above topics in statistical

Brochure:

www.icmr.nic.in/icmrnews/workshop/NIOH_Workshop_on_Research_Method_2015.pdf