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| Chapter 1- | Introduction-
Definition and characteristics of statistics Importance of the study of statistics Branches of Statistics Statistics of and health sciences including nursing Parameters and estimates Descriptive and inferential statistics Variables and their types Measurement scales |
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| Chapter 2- | Tabulation of Data
Raw Data, the array, frequency distribution Basic principles of graphical representation Types of diagrams – histograms, frequency polygons, smooth frequency polygon, cumulative frequency curve, normal probability curve |
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| Chapter 3- | Measures of Central Tendency
Introduction: Uses, applications and practical approach Definition and calculation of mean for ungrouped and grouped data Meaning, interpretation and calculation of ungrouped and grouped data Meaning and calculation of mode Comparison of mean and mode Guidelines for the use of various measures of central tendency |
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| Chapter 4- | Measures of Variability
Introduction: Uses, applications and practical approach The range, average deviation or mean deviation The variance and standard variation Calculation of Variance and standard variation for ungrouped and grouped data Properties and uses of variance and standard deviation |
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| Chapter 5- | Sampling Techniques
Introduction: Uses, applications and practical approach Criteria for good samples Application of Sampling in Community Sampling Methods, Sampling and Non- Sampling errors Sampling variation and tests of significance |
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REFERENCES :
Syllabus Books
B D Chaurasiya’s Textbook of Human Anatomy
A K Jain’s Textbook of Physiology
Christensen’s Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
Clark’s Positioning in Radiography, Stewart Whitley & Charles Sloane
Reference Books & Readings
- Patient Care in Radiography, Ruth Ann Ehrlich, Mosby
- Chapman’s Guide to Radiological Procedures