专业描述

Johns Hopkins Biostatistics is the oldest department of its kind in the world and has long been considered one of the best. Biostatistics creates and applies methods for quantitative research in the health sciences. Our faculty conduct research across the spectrum of statistical science, from foundations of inference to the discovery of new methodology to health applications. Our designs and analytic methods enable health scientists and professionals in academia, government, the pharmaceutical industry, medical research, and elsewhere to efficiently acquire knowledge and draw valid conclusions from their ever-expanding sources of information. Our graduates have leadership careers as researchers in academic biostatistics departments, government, and industry.