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biostatistics

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bi·o·sta·tis·tics  (b-st-tstks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
Application of statistics to the analysis of biological and medical data.
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Noun1.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
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biostatistics [ˈbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪks] NPL → bioestadística f
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