Biostats

Question 1

What is biostatistics

Answer 1

1) Science of understanding data and making decisions in the face of uncertainty
2) Recognizing the randomness (variability) in data
3) Designing studies
4) Describing data: descriptive statistics
5) Making inferences from data: Estimation, testing, prediction

Question 2

Why study biostatisics?

Answer 2

1) Data helps us understanding the world, statisticshelps understand data

Question 3

What can biostatistics do for us in public health?

Answer 3

1) Help us understand public health data, results
2) Prepare us to read, interpret your literature
3) Prepare us to analyze data from relevant studies
4) Provide quantitative reasoning skills to support these goals