Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:51:56 +0000 Introduction This article is follow-up of the earlier article done early this year. It focuses on a branch of statistics known as biostatistics. I now present to you Biostatistics Part II since a number of people are not familiar with the field. This is dedicated to giving you some highlights about biostatistics using the public health platform as we continue our journey in The Word of Statistics. The word biostatistics is a combination of two words i.e. bio and statistics. Bio means something that involves life or living organisms. Statistics is defined as the science that deals with collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Therefore, biostatistics is a science that deals with the collection, analysis and interpretation of living organisms [life] data. The living organisms can be human beings or animals. At higher education institutions it can be taken as a course in a programme or a complete […]
