biostatisticaladj.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)stəˈtɪstᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊstəˈtɪstək(ə)l/ Of or relating to biostatistics.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > relating to study of life expectation
biostatistical1899
the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > statistical > dealing with statistics > within specific field
vital1837
biostatical1863
biostatic1869
biostatistical1899
statistical-mechanical1908
stylometric1935
macrolinguistic1960
bibliometric1969
cliometric1974
1899 Proc. Royal Soc. 1898–9 64 165 It is also significant of the general danger of heterogeneity in bio-statistical investigations.
1919 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 5 86 Inasmuch as the life table values given in table 4 are certainly nearer the true values.., they may well be adopted as the basis of centering deaths over 100 in biostatistical computations.
1963 Poultry Sci. 42 1282/1 (heading) Biostatistical study of growth in chickens.
2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Aug. 64/1 His ‘laboratory’ is the Spectrum condominium complex, and he has contracted with an ‘occ-doc’ from the Harvard Medical School to do a biostatistical study of every occupant.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1899