Research Methodology and Medical Statistics

Part A

1. Historical Background of Research in Ayurved and Contemporary Medical Sciences

History of Research in Ayurved

History of Research in Contemporary Medical Science

Evidences of Research in Ayurvedic Classics

2. Etymology, Definitions and Synonyms of the Word Research

Research Definitions

Synonyms of Research

3. Research in Ayurved-Scope, Need, Importance, Utility

Scope of Research in Ayurved

Need of Research in Ayurved

Importance of Research in Ayurved

Utility

4. Types of Research

1. Pure and Applied Research

2. Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed

3. Observational and Interventional

5. Research Process

Selection of the Topic

Review of the Literature

Formulation of Hypothesis

Aims and Objectives

Materials and Methods

Observations and Results

6. Research Tools

Role of the Pramana as Research Tools

7. The Concept and Importance of Ethics in Research

The Concept of Ethics in Research

Importance of Ethics in Research

8. Concept of Evidence Based Medicine and Scientific Writing

Concept of Evidence Based Medicine

Concept of Scientific Writing

9. Importance of IT in Data Mining and Important Research Data Portals

Data Mining

Research Data Portals

Part B

1. Definition, Scope and Importance of the Medical Statistics

Definitions

Scope of Medical Statistics

Importance of Medical Statistics

2. Common Statistical Terms and Notations

Population

Sample

Data

Variable

Normal Distribution

3. Collection and Presentation of Data

Collection of Data

Presentation of Data

Parts of a Table

Specimen of a Table

Rules of Tabulation

Types of Tabulation

Graphical Presentation of Data

Types of Frequency Curves

Presentation of Data – Diagrams

4. Measures of Location

Average

Percentile

Applications and Uses

5. Measures of Central Tendency

Mean

Median

Mode

6. Variability and its Measurement

Range

Standard Deviation

Standard Error

7. Introduction to Probability and Test of Significance

Probability

Laws of Probability

Addition Law of Probability

Multiplication Law of Probability

Test of Significance

8. Parametric and Non Parametric Tests

Parametric test

Non parametric test

Unpaired t test

Paired t test

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Test

Fisher’s Exact Test

Non Parametric Test

Chi Square Test

Test of Proportions

Test of Association

Test of Goodness of Fit

Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

Mann Whitney Test

Kruskal Wallis Test

McNemar’s Test

9. Introduction to Commonly used Statistical Soft-Wares