1. E LEMENTARY Chapter 1 Introduction to Bio-Statistics Chapter 1 Introduction to Statistics

3. DATA:::DISCRETE OSERVATIONS OF ATTRIBUTES OR EVENTS THAT CARRY LITTLE MEANING WHEN CONSIDER ALONE REDUCE,SUMMERISE ADJUSTING FOR VARIATION  INFORMATION TRANSFORMATION OF INFORMATION THROUGH INTEGRATION AND PROCESSING WITH EXPERIENCE AND PERCEPTION BASED ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL VALUE  INTELLIGENCE

8. Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods to the problems ofbiology, including human biology, medicine and public health Descriptive Biostatistics : It is the study of biostatistical procedures which deal with the collection, representation, calculation and processing. i.e., the summarization of data to make it more informative and comprehensible. It involves graphical and tabular to describe. Includes: Collecting Organizing Summerizing Presenting data Inferential Biostatistics: It constitutes the procedures which serve to make generalizations or drawing conclusions on the basis of the studies of a sample. This is also known as sampling biostatistics. Includes: Making inferences Hypothesis testing Determining relationship Making predictions

29. Bio - Statistics Descriptive (Summarize & Describe data) Inferential ( draw conclusion) Qualitative Quantitative Estimation Hypothesis Testing Confidence Interval P Value Proportion, Percentage Rate, Ratio Central tendency (mean median, mode) Dispersion Standard deviation standard error mean variance

34. Computerized HMIS Data Collection at Health Facilities Form 6, 7 and 8) District Computer Unit Block Computer Unit Decision Support System State Directorate Health Managers / Program Officers Through Floppy Through FTP, using phone lines