Biostatistics*: Overview
Department of Biostatistics
Contact Information
School of Public Health and Health Professions249 Farber Hall
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-3000
Phone: 716.829.3690
Fax: 716.829.2200
Web Address: phhp.buffalo.edu/biostat/
Alan D. Hutson
Chair
Chair
Randolph L. Carter
Associate Chair
Associate Chair
Program Overview
* Not a baccalaureate degree program
Biostatistics is the science of making decisions in the face of uncertainty. Its study provides a background for understanding numerical data and the process of making inferences from such data. Biostatistics is an invaluable tool for all scientific disciplines, as well as being a significant mathematical discipline in its own right. The Department of Biostatistics provides students with a calculus-based foundation in probability and statistics before branching into numerous areas of application. The foundation provided prepares students for career opportunities in government, business, and industry, or for graduate study in any quantitative discipline.
Biostatistics is the science of making decisions in the face of uncertainty. Its study provides a background for understanding numerical data and the process of making inferences from such data. Biostatistics is an invaluable tool for all scientific disciplines, as well as being a significant mathematical discipline in its own right. The Department of Biostatistics provides students with a calculus-based foundation in probability and statistics before branching into numerous areas of application. The foundation provided prepares students for career opportunities in government, business, and industry, or for graduate study in any quantitative discipline.
Last updated: Wednesday, 23-Apr-2008 15:43:11 EDT