Course Name: Introduction to Biostatistics

Course abstract

Observations from biological laboratory experiments, clinical trials, and health surveys always carry some amount of uncertainty. In many cases, especially for the laboratory experiments, it is inevitable to just ignore this uncertainty due to large variation in observations. Tools from statistics are very useful in analyzing this uncertainty and filtering noise from data. Also, due to advancement of microscopy and molecular tools, a rich data can be generated from experiments. To make sense of this data, we need to integrate this data a model using tools from statistics. In this course, we will discuss about different statistical tools required to (i) analyze our observations, (ii) design new experiments, and (iii) integrate large number of observations in single unified model. We will discuss about both the theory of these tools and will do hand-on exercise on open source software R.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Shamik Sen

Dr. Sen joined IIT Bombay in July 2010 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering. Dr. Sen earned a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He then completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, where he worked in the area of mechanobiology. He is currently working in the area of mechanobiology where he is integrating mechanics and biology for probing stem cell biology and cancer cell biology. He is combining experiments with simulations for addressing his research questions.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Nov 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 18-Dec-2020

Enrolled

4099

Registered

312

Certificate Eligible

240

Certified Category Count

Gold

17

Silver

80

Elite

93

Successfully completed

50

Participation

23

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to Biostatistics - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

OJASVI VIJAY 96%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

AWANISH KUMAR SINGH 94%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SHIVANI CHANDNA 94%

Cisco

BALVINDER SINGH MAKKAR 94%


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

MAYANK YADAV 93%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

HEMANT TRIVEDI 93%

Pacific University of Higher Education and Research


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

GAYATRI KUMARI 92%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

ARYA TEWARY 92%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

KM PRAGYA 91%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

RAJIB MAJUMDER 91%

TECHNO INTERNATIONAL NEW TOWN

DR CHANDRASHEKHAR SHETTIGAR 91%

A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore

PRATEEK NAIK 90%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SAIKAT DAS 90%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SUJANYA RAMKUMAR 90%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

JYOTI SINGH 90%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

SHIV KUMAR 90%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

MANAS MOHAN KERKETTA 90%

BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 4099

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 312

Assignment Statistics



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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.