biostatistic
Health data point
A biostatistic is a statistical measure applied to biological or medical data—mortality rates, disease prevalence, clinical trial outcomes.
The plural biostatistics refers both to such data points and to the field that analyzes them: She earned her degree in biostatistics.
The adjective biostatistical describes methods or analyses in this domain.
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- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- ANOVACompares means among groups
- t-testHypothesis check for averages
- chi-squareStatistic for categorical data
p-value · confidence interval · hypothesis testing · sample size · randomization · Bayesian · frequentist · parametric
Rate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- mortalityState of eventual death
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
epidemic · pandemic · endemic · transmission · surveillance · cohort · cross-sectional · longitudinal
Controlled health research experiments
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- blindingPainfully intense light
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- safetyFreedom from harm
dose-response · pharmacokinetics · endpoint · biomarker · patient outcomes · therapeutic · sensitivity · specificity
Prone to fluctuation
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- outliersExtreme data points
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
clustering · classification · modeling · predictive · algorithm · missing data · imputation · stratification
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- linkageConnected system of parts
haplotype · GWAS · polygenic · genomics · genetic variation · genetic drift · penetrance · twin study
regression
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- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- ANOVACompares means among groups
- t-testHypothesis check for averages
chi-square · p-value · confidence interval · hypothesis testing · sample size · randomization · Bayesian · frequentist · parametric · nonparametric
incidence
Rate of occurrence
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- mortalityState of eventual death
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
outbreak · epidemic · pandemic · endemic · transmission · surveillance · cohort · cross-sectional · longitudinal · risk factors
clinical trials
Controlled health research experiments
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- blindingPainfully intense light
- efficacyAbility to produce results
safety · dose-response · pharmacokinetics · endpoint · biomarker · patient outcomes · therapeutic · sensitivity · specificity
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- outliersExtreme data points
normalization · clustering · classification · modeling · predictive · algorithm · missing data · imputation · stratification · weighting
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
linkage · haplotype · GWAS · polygenic · genomics · genetic variation · genetic drift · penetrance · twin study · admixture
biostatisticconjecture
Guess from limited facts
speculation · intuition · hunch · folk belief · superstition