Biostatistics is the area of statistics that covers and provides the specialized methodology for collecting and analyzing biomedical and healthcare data. In general, the purpose of using biostatistics is to gather data that can be used to provide honest information about unanswered biomedical questions. In particular, biostatistics is used to differentiate between chance occurrences and possible causal associations, for identifying and estimating the effects of risk factors, for identifying the causes or predispositions related to diseases, for estimating the incidence and prevalence of diseases, for testing and evaluating the efficacy of new drugs or treatments, and for exploring and describing the well being of the general public.
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