RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND MEDICAL STATISTICS NOTES FOR BAMS FOURTH YEAR
Bams 4th year Syllabus
Research methodology and Medical statistics
Total Marks 50 (Part A-30 and Part B- 20)
PART – A –Research Methodology
- Brief historical background of research in Ayurved and contemporary medical science
Evidences of researches in ayurvedic classics - Etymology, definitions and synonyms (Anveshana, Gaveshana, Prayeshana,
Anusandhan and Shodha) of the word Research - Research in Ayurveda – Scope, need, importance, utility
- Types of Research (familiarization of the terms)
a) Pure and Applied
b) Qualitative , Quantitative and Mixed
Observational and interventional. - Research process (Importance of each steps in brief)
a. Selection of the topic
b. Review of the literature
c. Formulation of Hypothesis
d. Aims and Objectives
e. Materials and methods
f. Observations and results
g. Methods of communication of Research - Research tools – Role of the pramanas as research tools
- The concept and importance of ethics in research
- Concept of Evidence Based Medicine and Scientific Writing
- Importance of IT in data mining and important research data portal concerned with
Ayurved and contemporary medical science (DHARA , PubMed, Ayush Research
Portal, Bioinformatics Center, Research Management Informatic System etc.)
Part – B Medical-Statistics - Definition, scope and importance of the Medical statistics
- Common statistical terms and notations
a. Population
b. Sample
c. Data
d. Variable
e. Normal distribution - Collection and Presentation of data
a. Tabular
b. Graphical
c. Diagrammatical - Measures of location
a. Average
b. Percentile
Measures of Central Tendency
a. Arithmetic mean
b. Median
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c. Mode - Variability and its measurement
a. Range
b. Standard deviation
c. Standard error - Introduction to probability and test of significance
- Parametric and non parametric tests
- Introduction to commonly used statistical soft-wares.
Reference books for Research methodology : - Dawson, Catherine, 2002, Practical Research Methods, New Delhi, UBS Publishers’
Distributors - Kothari, C.R.,1985, Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques, New Delhi, Wiley
Eastern Limited. - Kumar, Ranjit, 2005, Research Methodology-A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners,
(2nd.ed), Singapore, Pearson Education - Students guide to research methodology – Undergraduates. Alexandria Medical Students
Association. - Health research methodology. A guide for training in research methods. 2nd edition.
Manila, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2001.