Biostatistics (sometimes referred to as biometry) is a branch of statistics that applies statistical methods to a wide range of topics in the biological sciences, with a focus on clinical medicine …

“Biostatistics is central to all of science, because science needs that gathering of evidence and the evaluation of that evidence to make a judgment.” Biostatisticians use their quantitative …

Explore the most read, most cited, and most discussed articles published in Biostatistics in recent years and discover what has caught the interest of your peers.

Our faculty conduct research across the spectrum of statistical science, from foundations of inference to the discovery of new methodologies for health applications.

Biostatistics is the application of statistical techniques for scientific research in health-related fields, including medicine, biology and public health. It also encompasses development of …

Although application of statistical methods to biomedical research began only some 150 years ago, statistics is now an integral part of medical research. A knowledge of statistics is also …

Public health depends on data-driven decisions to improve outcomes and prevent disease, and biostatistics is a vital tool in this effort. By applying statistical methods to health data, …

A significant area of research in biostatistics is the handling of missing data, which is a common problem in biomedical studies. Advanced techniques in imputation and statistical modeling are …

Our view of biostatistics encompasses all aspects of the scientific method, from study design and data collection to computation, statistical analysis and interpretation and communication of …

Biostatistics. Data lead to answers. Fundamental to public health research and policy, biostatistics is also one of the most interdisciplinary departments at Boston University School of Public Health.