CONTENT
            What is Bio-Statistics?
              What is Bio-Statistics?
            Definition of Statistics
              Definition of Statistics
            Distinction between
              Distinction between
              • Data, Information, Statistics
                Data, Information, Statistics
            Types of data 
              Types of data 
            Measurement scale of data
              Measurement scale of data
            Functions of Statistics
              Functions of Statistics
            Limitations of Statistics
              Limitations of Statistics
              What is Biostatistics ? 
              What is Biostatistics ? 
             (biometrics or biometry)
              (biometrics or biometry)
  Development and application of statistical 
   Development and application of statistical 
   techniques to scientific research relating to life:
   techniques to scientific research relating to life:
     
       Human, Plant and Animal
       Human, Plant and Animal
     
        Here the focus is on Human life and Health. 
        Here the focus is on Human life and Health. 
    Thus the areas of application relates to: 
    Thus the areas of application relates to: 
              Pharmacology, 
               Pharmacology, 
              medicine, 
               medicine, 
              epidemiology, 
               epidemiology, 
              public health, 
               public health, 
              Physiology and anatomy, 
               Physiology and anatomy, 
             Genetics
               Genetics
  Essence of Bio-Statistics?
   Essence of Bio-Statistics?
 What is Statistics? (Definition)
 What is Statistics? (Definition)
   The Statistics is defined differently by 
    The Statistics is defined differently by 
    different authors from time to time.
    different authors from time to time.
   The reasons being:
    The reasons being:
      Its scope and utility has widened  
       Its scope and utility has widened  
          considerably over time.
          considerably over time.
         It is defined in two ways:
          It is defined in two ways:
             as “statistical data” and 
             as “statistical data” and 
              “statistical methods”
              “statistical methods”
  DEFINITION OF STATISTICS IN DATA SENSE
  DEFINITION OF STATISTICS IN DATA SENSE
 Statistics is defined as the aggregate of facts
 Statistics is defined as the aggregate of facts
    Effected to a marked extent by multiplicity of 
    Effected to a marked extent by multiplicity of 
    causes, 
    causes, 
    numerically expressed, 
    numerically expressed, 
    enumerated or estimated according to a 
    enumerated or estimated according to a 
    reasonable standard of accuracy, 
    reasonable standard of accuracy, 
    Collected in a systematic manner for a 
    Collected in a systematic manner for a 
    predetermined purpose and 
    predetermined purpose and 
    placed in relation to each other.
    placed in relation to each other.
               Prof. Horace Secrist
               Prof. Horace Secrist