bi·o·sta·tis·tics

(bī′ō-stə-tĭs′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

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

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biostatistics

(ˌbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪks)

the use of statistics to analyse biological data

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bi•o•sta•tis•tics

(ˌbaɪ oʊ stəˈtɪs tɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

the application of statistics to biological and medical data.

[1945–50]

bi`o•stat`is•ti′cian (-ˌstæt əˈstɪʃ ən) n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

biostatistics - a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

biometrics, biometry

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

Translations

biostatistics

[ˈbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪks] NPL → bioestadística f

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biostatistics

n bioestadística

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