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Indian Pediatr 2017;54: 81

Book Review

 

Practical Use of Biostatistics

Abhiram Behera

Paras Medical Publisher

New Delhi 110 002, India.

Pages: 350: Price: Rs. 290/-.

 

Biostatistics is one discipline where doctors often struggle to come to terms with; and very often, students come requesting to suggest a good book on biostatistics. This book covers all the topics that are relevant to application of statistics in medical research. The good part of the book is that it has several illustrative exercises, which the researchers can relate to. Similarly, students will be benefitted by the multiple choice questions at the end of the book. But unfortunately, the book suffers from some limitations. It keeps the subject as complicated as it sounds to medical professionals. There are hardly any attempts made to explain the complex topics with suitable examples. The book is full of formulae and theoretical constructs, without simplifying the same. Grammatical errors are aplenty, which make reading difficult.

Arun K Sharma

Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
UCMS and Associated GTB Hospital,
Delhi 110 095, India.
Email: [email protected]


 

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