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biostatistics

[bi″o-stah-tis´tiks]

the application of statistics to biology, medicine, nursing, and other health-related professions.

bi·o·sta·tis·tics

(bī'ō-stă-tis'tiks),

The science of statistics applied to biologic or medical data.

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biostatistics

(bī′ō-stə-tĭs′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

Application of statistics to the analysis of biological and medical data.

biostatistics

(1) A branch of applied statistics which deals with the statistical evaluation of experimental research or clinical trials.
(2) The use of statistics to analyse biological and medical data.

bi·o·sta·tis·tics

(bī'ō-stă-tis'tiks)

The science of statistics applied to biologic or medical data.

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