BIOSTATISTICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biostatistics mean? 

• BIOSTATISTICS (noun)
  The noun BIOSTATISTICS has 1 sense:

1. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

  Familiarity information: BIOSTATISTICS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOSTATISTICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

biometrics; biometry; biostatistics

Hypernyms ("biostatistics" is a kind of...):

statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)

bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)

 Context examples 

DCEG supports two programs: One provides pre- and postdoctoral training in cancer epidemiology and biostatistics, and the other provides postdoctoral interdisciplinary training in cancer genetics and epidemiology.

(Fellowship Programs, DCEG, NCI Thesaurus)

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.

(Biostatistics, NCI Dictionary)

The EDRN is a national network of academic and industry investigators with expertise in laboratory and clinical sciences, biostatistics, informatics, and public health.

(Early Detection Research Network, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called biometrics and biostatistics.

(Biometry, NCI Dictionary)

Also called biometry and biostatistics.

(Biometrics, NCI Dictionary)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) offers training fellowships to individuals who are interested in careers in cancer epidemiology, biostatistics, or genetics.

(Fellowship Programs, DCEG, NCI Thesaurus)