National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Biostatistics
Synonyms

Biometry and Biostatistics

Biometry and Statistics

biostatistics

Biostatistics

Biometrics

Biometry

biometrics

biometry

Definitions

The application of statistical methods to biological studies.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16347

ALT_DEFINITION

The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometrics may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain group of people.

Branch of statistics applied to the analysis of biological phenomena.

code

C16347

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C67497

Contributing_Source

CDISC-GLOSS

DEFINITION

The application of statistical methods to biological studies.

FULL_SYN

Biometry and Biostatistics

Biometry and Statistics

biostatistics

Biostatistics

Biometrics

Biometry

biometrics

biometry

label

Biostatistics

Legacy Concept Name

Biostatistics

Preferred_Name

Biostatistics

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16347

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C0005544

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17167

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