BP201T · Semester 2 · B.Pharm
Unit I — Descriptive Statistics
Applied Biostatistics and Data Analytics for Pharmaceutical Sciences
This study page introduces Descriptive Statistics in Applied Biostatistics and Data Analytics for Pharmaceutical Sciences (BP201T), B.Pharm Semester 2. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio data in pharmaceutical sciences
- Clinical-trial, pharmacovigilance, quality-control, and PK data sources
- Mean, median, mode, calculation, and interpretation
- Range, variance, standard deviation, skewness, distribution shape, and NumPy/Pandas interpretation
Definitions and short notes
Selected extracts from this unit’s notes. Download the full PDF below for the remaining topics and examples.
What is statistics? What is biostatistics?
Statistics is the science of collecting, organising, summarising, and drawing conclusions from numbers. Biostatistics is statistics applied to living things and medicine — patients, drugs, diseases, trials. Data analytics is the broader modern practice of using data (often with computers) to find patterns and support decisions.
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