Mahajan's Methods in Biostatistics for Medical Students and Research Workers, 11/E | New Chapters on Nonparametric Tests and Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis | Chapter-wise Question Bank: 1

Mahajan's Methods in Biostatistics for Medical Students and Research Workers, 11th Edition is one of the bestselling biostatistics books in Indian medical publishing, written in simple language that explains complex statistical procedures lucidly. Handy in size, it packs every core principle of biostatistics into a concise, exam-ready format built for both classroom learning and hands-on research work. This 11th edition adds new chapters on the history and evolution of statistics and on key nonparametric tests, including the Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Kaplan-Meier method of survival analysis. Every chapter has been thoroughly revised and edited, and a question bank has been added at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning. Structured across 24 chapters in four sections, Statistics, Population Science, Research Methodology, and Computer Application in Medical Science, plus 9 appendices of ready-reference statistical tables, worked numerical examples with step-by-step formulas, comparative data tables, and bold conceptual callouts run throughout, giving readers both the theory and the calculation practice needed to apply each method. Who This Book Is For: MBBS Students: covers the Community Medicine (PSM) and Biostatistics syllabus taught in the professional year that includes these subjects. Medical Research Workers: a compact, practical reference for the statistical methods and research methodology needed to design and analyze a medical research study. Medical College Faculty: a teaching companion across disciplines, useful for guiding students through statistical concepts and research methodology. Why This Book Helps: Demystifies statistics for non-statisticians: explains complex statistical procedures in simple language so medical students and clinicians without a math background can apply them confidently. Equips you for thesis and research work: dedicated chapters on designing, conducting, and reporting both quantitative and qualitative medical research studies. Keeps pace with modern analysis tools: chapters on Zotero for citation management, EpiCollect for data collection, and Excel and SPSS for data entry and biostatistical analysis bridge classical methods with the software researchers actually use. Gives you the tables you need to run the tests: 9 appendices reproduce the standard statistical tables, Z, t, variance ratio, chi-square, correlation coefficient, random numbers, Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon, and Kruskal-Wallis critical values, so you are not searching elsewhere while working through a problem. Reinforces learning with practice: a question bank at the end of every chapter turns each topic into a self-check before exams. Key Features: 24 chapters across 4 sections: Statistics, Population Science, Research Methodology, and Computer Application in Medical Science. New in this edition: chapters on the history and evolution of statistics, and on nonparametric tests including Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis, and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. 9 appendices of standard statistical tables needed to run every test taught in the book. Chapter-end question bank added throughout this edition for exam practice. Worked numerical examples with step-by-step formulas and comparative data tables illustrating real calculations, not just theory. Read more