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Biostatistics Home
Phone : 612.624.4655
FAX : 612.626.0660
Mailing Address:
Division of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
A460 Mayo Building,
MMC 303
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office Location:
We are located on the 4th floor in the northwest corner of the
Mayo Memorial Building
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Biostatistics is the application of statistical techniques
to scientific research in health-related fields, including medicine,
biology, and public health, and the development of new tools to study
these areas. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the field
of biostatistics has become an indispensable tool in improving health
and reducing illness.
Biostatisticians play essential roles in designing
studies, analyzing data and creating methods to attack research
problems as diverse as
- the determination of major risk factors for heart disease, lung
disease and cancer
- the testing of new drugs to combat AIDS
- the evaluation of potential environmental factors harmful to
human health, such as tobacco smoke, asbestos or pollutants
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University of Minnesota Division
of Biostatistics is
5th in the nation in the
2007 Chronicle of
Higher Education rankings!!
The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes an annual
ranking of academic departments in 375 Universities in the United States
on the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. For details and rankings,
see:
http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity/page.php?year=2007&primary=4&secondary=136&bycat=Go
(The top 10 in Biostatistics: 1. Harvard University, 2.
Johns Hopkins University, 3. University of Washington , 4. Columbia
University, 5. University of Minnesota,
6. University of North Carolina, 7. University of Michigan, 8. University
of California - Los Angeles, 9. Case Western Reserve, 10. Boston University)
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