Biostatistician: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Biostatisticians often work with numbers from thousands of people to find patterns that help everyone stay healthy.
Through history
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Long ago
People began counting and recording things about health long before computers existed. Today, computers help them find patterns much faster.
Tools of the trade
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Statistics computer program
A special computer program that sorts big lists of numbers and helps find hidden patterns in them.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe biostatistician sits down at the computer and reads the newest numbers the doctors and researchers collected.
- LunchtimeOver lunch, they might chat with doctors about a question, like whether a new medicine really works better than the old one.
Words to know
- Graph
- A picture made of lines, bars, or dots that shows numbers in a way that is easy to see and understand.
Quiz time
Biostatisticians only work with numbers and never talk to doctors.