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5912751 No.5912751 [Reply] [Original]

Anyone here know anything about biostatistics? Was recommended to me by my adviser some time a while back and it seems pretty cool. I'm just a math major with an interest in science.

>> No.5912757

it means you need to double major with biology

>> No.5912787

>>5912751
> biostatistics
well perhaps biostatistics isn't the same as bioinformatics, but there's this:
http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2013/01/30/farewell_to_bioinformatics.php
(follow the link w/in the above page to the full rant)

last time I saw the above posted here some other anon replied to the effect of 'that rant isn't representative' - so take it with a grain of salt (and that was also the position taken by Lowe when he posted it at in-the-pipeline)

>> No.5912789

>>5912757
This guy is retarded and has no idea what he's talking about. Biostats is just math in a biological setting and so you could apply to grad school as long as you taken Calcs 1-3, linear algebra, a year of prob/stats. Real analysis as well for a PhD.

>> No.5912793

>>5912751
What is your question faggot? You can clearly see from the word that it is statistics applied to biology.

>> No.5912794

>>5912787
Bioinformatics is more CS and Biostats is more stats.

>> No.5912802

>>5912793
Health of a job market, Masters vs PhD., security for the future, anyone who works in it and has experience in the field.

>> No.5912853

Sure why not. Can't get a job with just a math major anyways.

>> No.5912868

>>5912751
python

>> No.5912891

Unfamiliar with the field. New one I'm guessing.