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 and public …

Patrick Heagerty, professor and former department chair of the UW Department of Biostatistics. “What, for example, does the data say about the association between an environmental exposure and a …

Publishes papers with the objective of advancing statistical science and its application to problems of human health and disease, with the ultimate goal of advancing the public's health.

Biostatistics uses statistical reasoning and methods to address major problems in public health. Very simply, biostatistics is the statistical analysis of health related data. We study how data from clinical …

Biostatistics Programs The Department of Biostatistics offers three graduate programs to applicants with a bachelor's degree (or higher) interested in professional or academic careers at the interface of the …

What is Biostatistics? Biostatistics is the application of statistical techniques to scientific research in health-related fields, including medicine, biology, and public health, and the development of new …

The applications of biostatistics broadly covers three domains – description of patterns in data sets through various descriptive measures (descriptive statistics), drawing conclusions regarding …

Why Biostatistics at the University of Michigan? The Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health is consistently ranked among the top programs nationally by such …

Dec 18, 2025 · Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods in studies in biology, and encompasses the design of experiments, the collection of data from them, and the analysis and …

Biostatistics is the application of quantitative methods to issues in health science. Our Department of Biostatistics uses a holistic approach to statistical science.