Department Of Statistics
Department of Statistics established in the year 1984 offers
undergraduate degree course in statistics and post graduate degree course in
Biostatistics in 2007. The Department was upgraded as research department by
the University of Madras from 2012. M.Phil Statistics started in
the year 2013 under Self finance Stream. The department aims at motivating and enhancing research
potential of the research scholars and faculty members by using excellent
knowledge base of eminent subject experts of the reputed institutes through
orientation programmes, Seminars and conferences regularly. It also provides
hands on practical experience in Data Analysis using sophisticated statistical
software R Programming, SPSS, SPSS AMOS and SYSTAT.
Courses Offered
·
B.Sc. Statistics
·
M.Sc. Biostatistics
·
M.Phil Statistics
·
Ph.D -
Full Time and Part time
Vision
·
To popularize the subject to meet Future Demand for
Statisticians.
·
To encourage Higher Education through continuous Curriculum
Innovations.
Mission
·
To provide opportunities for the
Economically Weaker Section.
·
To Enhance the Career avenues through
Innovative Curriculum Design.
M.Sc. Biostatistics (Self Finance)
Biostatistics deals with the application of statistical techniques to health
related fields including biological sciences, medicine and public health. The
multi-disciplinary nature of Biostatistics demands intertwining knowledge of
statistical theory and an understanding of the areas of its application.
Staff Details (Aided)
|
Name |
Qualification |
Designation |
Specialization |
No.
of Years of service |
No. of Ph.D students guided in the last 4 years |
|
Dr.R.Geetha. |
MSc.,
MPhil. Ph.D. |
Principal |
Multivariate
Statistical Modeling |
28 |
3+1(Registration
pending) |
|
Mrs.D.Annapoorni. |
MSc.,
MPhil. PGDCA |
Associate
Professor |
Data
Envelopment Analysis |
15 |
- |
|
Dr.G.Vijayasree |
MSc.,
MPhil. Ph.D. |
Assistant
Professor |
Order
Restricted Inference |
26 |
|
|
Mrs.V.Ramya |
MSc.,
MPhil. |
Assistant
Professor |
Stochastic
Process |
7 |
- |
Staff Details (Self –
Finance)
·
Mrs. V. Suriya, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
(Head-in-Charge)
·
Mrs. S. Abeena Shantini,
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
·
Mrs. B. Janani, M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
·
Dr.S.Santhna Lakshmi
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,
Certificate Course: Department of
statistics offering certificate course in DATA ANALYSIS USING SPSS to Final
Year B.Sc. Students from the department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology.
Skill
Based Paper:
MS EXCEL is offered as a skill
based paper to provide hands on training on usage of statistical tools
available in the package.
Computing Skills is offered as a self-learning
component wherein students take Spoken Tutorial classes, offered by IIT Bombay
available in college Digital Library - D Space.
STAT QUEST, the intercollegiate
festival was inaugurated by our Principal Dr.
V.VARALASHMI on 29/2/2016. She
emphasized the need for students to learn the application of Statistics and to
exercise caution while interpreting the results. Various intercollegiate
activities like QUIZ, DUMB CHARADES, CONNEXIONS and CASE REPORT were conducted.
Over all Shield Received by Madras Christian College.
Student Strength:
|
CLASS |
2016-17 |
|
UG |
142 |
|
PG |
18 |
|
M.Phil |
8 (Full Time) |
|
Ph.D |
1(FT) + 2 (PT) |
Guest
Lecturers Organized
|
Year |
Name of the Speaker |
Topic |
|
2011-2012 |
Dr.Vishwanath Iyer Group
Head, Novartis
Healthcare, Hyderabad |
Career
avenues for biostatisticians in clinical research. |
|
Dr.R.Swaminathan Senior
Biostatistician Cancer
Institute, Chennai. |
Statistical
Techniques in Cancer research. |
|
|
Dr.C.Ponnuraja Scientist
B, ICMR – TRC Chennai |
Survival
Analysis using STATA & SAS |
|
|
2013-14 |
Dr.Rituparna Sen Indian
Statistical Institute, Chennai Centre. |
Random
Matrix Theory |
|
Prof.
N. Viswanathan Assistant
Professor, Department of Statistics, Presidency
College, Chennai. |
Genetic
algorithm, Constrained optimization, Ant colony optimization techniques |
|
|
Dr.Yatika Kohli Director
Regulatory Affairs, Apotex Pharmaceuticals,
Toronto, Canada. |
Role
of a Statistician in Drug Development. |
|
|
2015-16 |
Dr.M.Gururajan Associate
Professor (Retd), Madras
Christian College. |
Applications
of Statistics in Life Sciences |
|
Venket Ikkrithy SAS Consulant, Configer
Technologies Andhra
Pradesh |
Importance
of SAS programming and its certification for Statistics Students. |
|
|
Dr. B.Sridhar, Academic
counsellor, IGNOU |
The
importance of Statistical tools in Social Sciences Research |
|
|
B.Ravikumar Assistant
Professor (Senior), Department of Technology and Management, VIT
University |
Structural
Equation Modeling |
|
|
Dr.G.Kumarapandiyan Visiting
scientist, Indian
Statistical Institute, ISI
centre |
Advanced
Functions in Ms Excel |
Department Activity (UG
& PG)
|
S.No |
Year |
National/ International Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops |
Topic |
Dates |
|
1. |
2011-2012 |
National Seminar |
” Career Avenues for Biostatisticians in Clinical
Research” |
15-03-2011 |
|
2. |
2012-2013 |
National Seminar |
statistics in Life Sciences” |
25-01-2012 |
|
3 |
2014-2015 |
National Seminar |
National Level Advanced Orientation Programme in Statistics |
18/8/2014
to 22/8/ 2014 |
|
4. |
2015-2016 |
International Workshop |
International Workshop on Introductory SAS & R |
02/03/2015 to 03/03/2015 |