Statistical methods and tools come into play to predict reliable sample observations and produce results. They have been a leading contributor to biomedical research.
A biologist does not necessarily have to be a statistician as software tools bridge the divide between the creation and analysis of data to arrive at relevant conclusions.
To provide a brief understanding of the same, I’ve provided below some of the top statistical methods and tools used in biomedical research.
The role of bioinformatics is very essential in today’s research. Bioinformatics, combines mathematics, information science, and biology and helps answer biological questions. Statistical integration in bioinformatics can be observed in areas such as genomic breeding and population genetics.
Other research areas include Statistics, Information technology, computational biology, genomics, plant breeding, population genetics, and mathematical modeling.
Clinical Trials that help determine the efficacy of certain medicine or treatment are planned in an efficient manner taking the help of statistics. Statistics help determine the cause and effect of diseases along with the factors that allow the wider spread of these diseases.
Statistics allow the elimination of hypothetical causes and eventually arrive at an accurate description. On a local level statistics can help plan healthcare systems that operate efficiently with the help of available studies.
The integration and application of statistics in bioinformatics continue to grow as the field gives birth to more invocations.
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