This one-week preview is a non-mathematical course designed for medical and health professionals who deal with medical data and want to acquire some statistical skills. Coursework covers medical uncertainties and probability, elementary laws of probability, Bayes’ rule, sensitivity-specificity of a medical test, and positive and negative predictive value. The session is also intended as a preview of how all our courses operate.
Dr. Abhaya Indrayan
Dr Abhaya Indrayan is the author of Medical Biostatistics (3rd ed. CRC Press) and former Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at Delhi University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Currently working as Biostatisitcs Consultant to Max Healthcare Institute, New Delhi, he has frequently provided biostatistical consultation to the World Health Organization, the World Bank and UNAIDS. Dr Indrayan has delivered the inaugural address at Biostatistics Workshop at Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology, NOIDA, been a Guest of Honor at Workshop on Designs and Sample Size at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, and has...