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Biostatistics — (a portmanteau word made from biology and statistics; sometimes referred to as biometry or biometrics) is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology. The science of biostatistics encompasses the design of biological… … Wikipedia
Biostatistics — Bi o*sta*tis tics, n. [Gr. bi os life + E. statistics.] (Biol.) Vital statistics. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biostatistics — [bī΄ō stə tis′tiks] n. the branch of biometrics dealing with demography, esp. vital statistics biostatistical adj … English World dictionary
biostatistics — 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 biometry and … English dictionary of cancer terms
biostatistics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1949 statistics applied to the analysis of biological data • biostatistical adjective • biostatistician noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
biostatistics — n. [Gr. bios, life; statos, stationary] The branch of biometry that deals with vital statistics … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
biostatistics — biostatistician /buy oh stat euh stish euhn/, n. /buy oh steuh tis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the application of statistics to biological and medical data. [1945 50; BIO + STATISTICS] * * * … Universalium
biostatistics — The science of statistics applied to biologic or medical data. * * * bio·sta·tis·tics stə tis tiks n pl but sing in constr statistical processes and methods applied to the analysis of biological phenomena * * * n. statistical information and… … Medical dictionary
biostatistics — bio·statistics … English syllables
biostatistics — n. statistical information and techniques used with special reference to studies of health and social problems. It embraces, overlaps, and is to some extent synonymous with the fields of vital statistics (e.g. fertility and mortality rates) and… … The new mediacal dictionary
