Biostatistics

Pronunciation

Definition 1

The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biostatistics may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain group of people. Also called biometrics and biometry. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

The use of statistical methods to analyze biological observations and phenomena. (NCI Thesaurus)

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