Biostatistics

/ˌbaɪoʊstəˈtɪstɪks/ noun

Definition

The science of applying statistical methods and probability theory to biological and medical data to understand patterns and test hypotheses.

Etymology

From 'bio-' (life) + 'statistics' (collection and analysis of numerical data). This interdisciplinary field developed in the 20th century as biology became increasingly quantitative.

Kelly Says

Biostatistics is the detective work behind medical breakthroughs—it's how researchers figured out that a tiny amount of a gene could predict breast cancer risk, or that a vaccine was 95% effective, all through careful numerical analysis of patterns!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
生物ስታቲስቲክስ
bee-oh-s-tee-a-tee-s-tee-k-s
ARالعربية
إحصاءات بيولوجية
ih-saa-aat bee-oo-lo-jee-ya
BNবাংলা
জীব-পরিসংখ্যান
jeev-porisankhyan
CACatalà
bioestadística
bee-oh-eh-stah-dee-stik-ah
CSČeština
biostatistika
bee-oh-stat-ee-stika
DADansk
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-is-tik
DEDeutsch
Biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-ee-k
ELΕλληνικά
βιοστατιστική
vee-o-stat-is-tee-kee
ESEspañol
bioestadística
bee-oh-eh-stah-dee-stik-ah
FAفارسی
آمار زیست شناسی
a-maar zist-sh-na-hee
FISuomi
biostatistiikka
bee-oh-stat-is-tee-kka
FRFrançais
biostatistique
bee-oh-stat-is-teek
GUGU
જીવ-આંકડા
jeev-aan-kada
HAHA
biostatistics
bee-oh-stat-is-tiks
HEעברית
סטטיסטיקה ביו
stat-ee-s-tee-kah bee-oh
HIहिन्दी
जैव-आंकिकी
jayv-aan-kee-kee
HUMagyar
biostatisztika
bee-oh-stat-is-ttik-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-ee-stik
IGIG
biostatistics
bee-oh-stat-is-tiks
ITItaliano
biostatistica
bee-oh-stat-ee-stik-ah
JA日本語
バイオスタティ スティクス
baio-su-ta-ti-s-ti-kku
KKKK
биостатистика
bee-oh-stat-ee-stika
KMKM
ស្ថិតិសាស្ត្រប្រព័ន្ធ
stha-ti-sa-a-st-ra-pra-p-o-n-th
KO한국어
생물통계
saeng-mul-tong-gye
MRMR
जीव-आकडे
jeev-aak-ade
MSBahasa Melayu
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-is-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိုင်စ tääစတစ်
bay-ng-tha-s-tee-k
NLNederlands
biostatistiek
bee-oh-stat-is-tee-k
NONorsk
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-is-tik
PAPA
ਜੀਵ-ਸੰਖਿਆ
jeev-san-khiya
PLPolski
biostatystyka
bee-oh-stat-is-ty-kah
PTPortuguês
bioestatística
bee-oh-eh-stah-dee-stik-ah
RORomână
biostatistică
bee-oh-stat-is-tee-kah
RUРусский
биостатистика
bee-oh-stat-ee-stika
SVSvenska
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-is-tik
SWKiswahili
biostatistics
bee-oh-stat-is-tiks
TAதமிழ்
உயிர் மெய்யியல்
u-yir mey-ya-yil
TEతెలుగు
జీవ-통계
jeeva-tong-kee
THไทย
ชีวสถิติ
chee-ao-stat-ee
TLTL
biostatistik
bee-oh-stat-is-tik
TRTürkçe
biyoistatistik
bee-yo-ee-stat-is-tik
UKУкраїнська
біостатистика
bee-oh-stat-ee-stika
URاردو
जैविक احصائيات
jaay-vik ahs-aa-yaat
VITiếng Việt
thống kê sinh học
thong ke sinh hoc
YOYO
biostatistics
bee-oh-stat-is-tiks
ZH中文
生物统计
shēngwù tǒngjì
ZUZU
biostatistics
bee-oh-stat-is-tiks

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