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biostatistician

American  
[bahy-oh-stat-i-stish-uhn] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌstæt ɪˈstɪʃ ən /

noun

  • biostatisticians
    plural
  1. a person who specializes in biostatistics.


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Alexandra Parfitt, 46, a biostatistician, was disappointed to discover her 9-year-old daughter had copied and pasted an internet description of a “Peanuts” cartoon character into a school presentation on Google Slides.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

There’s a mix of “justified optimism and caution” around AI when it comes to healthcare professionals, said Diana Miglioretti, a biostatistician at the University of California, Davis.

From MarketWatch Nov. 11, 2025

Breast cancer treatment has improved so much that it has become a bigger factor than screening in saving lives, said Ruth Etzioni, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

That didn’t mollify some committee members, including Holly Janes, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

From Science Magazine May 18, 2023

On Sept. 21, a Wuhan resident “known only as Su died from what a Chinese biostatistician believes may have been COVID-19,” the report said.

From Washington Times May 17, 2023

Many panel members are sports medicine physicians and other medical specialists who treat patients, as opposed to public health experts like epidemiologists and biostatisticians who look at populations.

From Science Magazine Jun. 14, 2023

A month later, they organized an international group of epidemiologists, virologists and biostatisticians to track and sequence COVID-19 variants.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2021

At best, they are a tool to help officials prepare for a potentially prolonged public health crisis, biostatisticians and infectious disease experts told the Guardian.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2020

The most disputed piece in this medical puzzle is a relatively obscure study released in May by Brazilian and European biostatisticians.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2016

When he approached biostatisticians for help, several refused to collaborate, Vilain says, because they were afraid of how the public might respond.

From Nature May 9, 2016

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