Research Methodology and Statistics

Definition of Research. Research types, Historical, Case studies, Surveys, Descriptive, Cross sectional, Experimental. Major steps in research: Selection of problem, Literature review, Design, Data collection, analysis and interpretation, Conclusions. The scientific method: features, Experiments: Sampling etc, planning, analysis and design of experiments. Use of controls, randomization, paired subjects, cross-over, factorial designs, reduction of experimental error, degrees of freedom. Format of report writing Bibliography. Definition and formats. General Courses