Statistics
Statistics (Medicine)
Statistics (pronunciation: /stəˈtɪstɪks/) is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data. In applying statistics to medicine, it is known as medical statistics or biostatistics.
Etymology
The term "statistics" is derived from the New Latin statisticum collegium (council of state) and the Italian word statista (statesman or politician). The term "statistics", in the modern sense, dates from the mid-17th century, when it was used to refer to numerical information about states or political bodies.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Clinical trial: Research studies performed in people that are aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention.
- Meta-analysis: A statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies.
- Biostatistics: The application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology, including medicine.
- Public health: The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
Application in Medicine
In medicine, statistics is used to understand the efficacy of a treatment, the rate of disease spread, the effect of risk factors, and many other important aspects of health and disease. It is a crucial tool in the design and analysis of clinical trials, in the development of health policy, and in the study of epidemiology and public health.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Statistics
- Wikipedia's article - Statistics
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