Published on: June 28, 2025
The Department of Biostatistics organized a guest lecture titled “The Role of Bayesian Thinking in Research Excellence” on 28th June 2025, to celebrate 19th National Statistics Day 2025, followed by seminar and activities.
The session commenced with the opening remarks and welcome address by Prof. (Dr.) Jayanti Semwal, Head of the Department, Community Medicine. This was followed by an address from Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Daljit Singh, Dean-cum-Principal, who highlighted the significant contributions of statisticians to high-quality research. Dr. Bindu Dey, Director of the Research & Development Cell, SRHU, emphasized the importance of data quality in achieving research excellence.
Dr. Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Assistant Professor of Statistics at Banasthali Vidyapith, delivered the keynote lecture. He provided valuable insights into the role of Bayesian thinking in enhancing research quality and demonstrated practical examples of applying the Bayesian approach. Dr. Tripathi explained that adopting Bayesian methods allows researchers to incorporate prior knowledge with current data, leading to more flexible and robust analyses. This approach helps in making informed decisions, especially in complex or uncertain situations, ultimately improving the reliability and interpretability of research findings.
Additionally, faculty members of the Biostatistics department, Mrs. Jagriti Annu and Mr. Abhinav Bahuguna, organized a seminar and activities for students from various disciplines across the university. These activities included a poster competition and a quiz competition, conducted in offline mode. In the poster competition, Prashant Agarwal, a student of M.Sc. Medical Physics, secured the first position. Ms. Neelam Patel, a research scholar in Yoga Sciences, achieved first place in the quiz competition.
100 participants from various disciplines of the university attended the event that created an effective platform for faculty development in research capabilities and motivated students to cultivate a research-driven mindset.
