Topics
    • What is Biostatistics? 
    • What is Statistics?
    • Role of Biostatisticians
    • Biostatistics in Public Health Research
    • Employment Opportunity
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         1. What is Biostatistics
       Biostatistics is the development and 
      application of statistics to research in 
      health-related fields.
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              2. What is Statistics?
    • In short, analysis of data (all stages)
    • Common perceptions of statistics:          
                                          
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              2. What is Statistics?
   • In short, analysis of data (all stages)
   • Common perceptions of statistics: 
     numbers, tables, figures, polls, rates, etc.
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              2. What is Statistics?
   • In short, analysis of data (all stages)
   • Common perceptions of statistics: 
     numbers, tables, figures, polls, rates, etc.
   • These are “descriptions of the world”
   • More than “description”
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