Biostatistics: Basic Concepts and Methodology

Dr. K.S. Kushwaha: He was an intelligent student and secured first rank in the "District Board Exam" (8th Class) in 1969 and achieved 5th rank on the basis of state level merit of U.P. State prepared during 1969. He was awarded a fellowship Rs. 100/ - month during High School and Rs.150/ - month during Intermediate classes of his study. He was asked by the Honourable Governor, Dr. M. Chennareddy to take admission in Govt.’s Queen's Intermediate College, Varanasi. He passed High School Exam with honour and obtained B.Sc. degree (1975) and M.Sc. (Statistics) in 1977 from Science College, B.H.U., Varanasi in first division. Dr. Kushwaha completed one year "Professional Statistician Certificate Course" (P.S.C.C.) from Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi in 1979. he worked as "Research Fellow" for six months with fellowship Rs.1000/ - month in "Ford Foundation" New Delhi and completed his Ph.D. degree in 1991 from "Indian School of Mines, Dhanbed" Bihar in "Sampling Theory" with 12 research published in single authorship in Journal of Indian Society  of Agricultural Statistics,  New Delhi. For his continuous works he was awarded with prestigious "Dr. Radhakrishanan Award" on 4th Sept., 1992 by M.P. State U.G.C. and was declared as "The Man of Physical-Sciences". His papers have been referred in various text and reference books published by national and international publishers. He beard the responsibility of chairmanship in "Mathematics & Statistics Session" se up to evaluate the oral presentation of young scientists up to 28 years of age in scientific conference sponsored by MAPCOST, Bhopal and hosted by J.N.K.V.V., during Feb. 27-28, 1993 to give them "Young Scientist Award" at state level. His lecture in workshop On "Frontiers of Research in Finite Population Inferences" during (Nov. 1-9, 1993) financed by Govt. of India secured him  Second rank. Dr. Kushwaha is an appointed member of (i) Executive Board and (ii) Editorial Board of "Bulletin Sample Survey Research Group, India", "Academic Council of R.D. University, Jabalpur," to guide Ph.D. Thesis of Scholars. He has published 19 research papers in the journals of National & International repute. At present, he is working as a Senior Associate Professor (Statistics) in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidayalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.