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
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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
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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
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