Biostatistics Terms

alpha (α)

type I error

alternative hypothesis

Analysis of Covariance (ANOVA)

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

Bayesian Theorem

beta (β)

Type II Error

Bias

Unbiased

binary variable (binary observation)

binomial distribution

Binomial mean

variance

binomial skewness

binomial kurtosis

Biostatistics

bivariate

blinded study (blinding)

Bonferroni correction

case-control study

categorical data

censored observation

Central Limit Theorem

Chi-Square Distribution

Chi-square statistic

Chi-square test for trend

clinical trial

Phase I trial

Phase II trial

Phase III trial

Phase IV trial

coefficient of variation (CV)

cohort study

cohort

complementary event

conditional probability

confidence interval (CI)

confounding variable

contingency table (or two-way frequency table)

continuous data

controlled trial

correlation coefficient r (Pearson product moment)

covariate

cox regression model (Proportional Hazards Model)

critical value

crossover rate

cross-sectional study

cumulative frequency distribution

degrees of freedom

dependent variable (response or outcome variable)

descriptive statistics

dichotomous observation

dichotomous scale

discrete data

Discrete variable

distribution (population)