A Seminar on “Solving Research Problems Using Statistical Applications” was organised by the Faculty of Fishery Sciences, WBUAFS, Kolkata

A seminar on “Solving Research Problems Using Statistical Applications” was organised by the Faculty of Fishery Sciences, WBUAFS, Kolkata on 15 December, 2025. The distinguished speaker was Dr. Sujit Roy, Visiting Faculty of GIMT, Krishnanagar and Kalyani University. The event aims to equips PG and PhD students with the intellectual tools, analytical skills, and methodological confidence needed to conduct high-quality research, solve real-world problems, and contribute meaningfully to their disciplines. The seminar was attended by the Faculty members and PG and PhD students of the Faculty. Prof. T.S. Nagesh, Dean of the Faculty of Fishery Sciences, made the welcome address, emphasizing the importance of statistics in every day’s life and students’ research. Prof. T.K. Ghosh, Coordinator of the Seminar, introduced the speaker to the audience. Dr. Sujit Roy delivered the seminar highlighting core of research, ethics, descriptive and inferential statistics, data collection, hypothesis formulation and testing, data visualization and interpretation, validate assumptions, and draw defensible conclusions. He also emphasised on the use statistics software packages and their applications. The seminar followed by the interaction with the students and the faculty members. Dr. Soumyadip Purkait, Assistant Professor and head, Department of Fishery Economics, Statistics and Marketing presented vote of thanks.