biostatistics

noun

bio·​sta·​tis·​tics ˌbī-ō-stə-ˈti-stiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

: statistics applied to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of biological data and especially data relating to human biology, health, and medicine

biostatistical

ˌbī-ō-stə-ˈti-sti-kəl 

adjective

biostatistician

ˌbī-ō-ˌsta-tə-ˈsti-shən 

noun

Examples of biostatistics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mangurian is a professor of psychiatry, epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as the vice chair for diversity and health equity at UC San Francisco. —Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023

Sharon Browning, a research professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington, agrees. —Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019

The other is a post-doctoral fellow in biostatistics. —Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2022

If changes in behavior did indeed drive down spread, relaxing precautions could drive it back up, said Ira Longini, professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida. —Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1865, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

biostatistics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction

bio·​sta·​tis·​tics -stə-ˈtis-tiks 

: statistics applied to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of biological data and especially data relating to human biology, health, and medicine