Re: biostatistics careers

2001-12-17 Thread Jerry Dallal
I was about to respond along the same lines, but with genomics and genetic epidemiology entering the picture there's a certain truth to it. OTOH, not so much that I would characterize the field that way. Jerrold Zar wrote: Dennis Roberts: I wonder what makes you say what you did below.

Re: biostatistics careers

2001-11-26 Thread Rich Ulrich
On 19 Nov 2001 20:56:58 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A.J. Rossini) wrote: RS == Richard Seymann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: RS And if I may muddy the waters even more, what is the RS difference between biostatistics and biometry? Dick Depends on which definition of biometry you are

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2001-11-25 Thread ctcgag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stan Brown) wrote: What _is_ biostatistics, anyway? A student asked me, and I realized I have only a vague idea. A very bright professor once told me that organic chemistry is what organic chemists do. I think that definition can be readily adapted to biostatistics. Xho

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2001-11-19 Thread A.J. Rossini
BW == Bruce Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BW On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Stan Brown wrote: What _is_ biostatistics, anyway? A student asked me, and I realized I have only a vague idea. BW There was a thread on biostatistics versus statistics a BW couple years ago, I think,

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2001-11-19 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 03:08 PM 11/19/01 +, A.J. Rossini wrote: BW == Bruce Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BW On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Stan Brown wrote: What _is_ biostatistics, anyway? A student asked me, and I realized I have only a vague idea. BW There was a thread on biostatistics

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2001-11-19 Thread A.J. Rossini
DR == Dennis Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DR At 03:08 PM 11/19/01 +, A.J. Rossini wrote: BW == Bruce Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BW On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Stan Brown wrote: What _is_ biostatistics, anyway? A student asked me, and I realized I

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2001-11-19 Thread Seymann, Richard
, VA 24501 Phone: (804)544-8258, Fax: (804)544-8658 -Original Message- From: Rich Ulrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: biostatistics careers On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:07:33 -0500, Bruce Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: biostatistics careers

2001-11-19 Thread A.J. Rossini
RS == Richard Seymann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: RS And if I may muddy the waters even more, what is the RS difference between biostatistics and biometry? Dick Depends on which definition of biometry you are using. One definition used to be an older name for what is now biostatistics

Re: biostatistics careers

2001-11-18 Thread Stan Brown
What _is_ biostatistics, anyway? A student asked me, and I realized I have only a vague idea. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Cortland County, New York, USA http://oakroadsystems.com My reply address is correct as is. The courtesy of providing a

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2001-11-16 Thread MikeS542
How is the job market for statisticians in the pharmaceutical industry? What are starting salaries for those with masters degrees and how does job satisfaction rate? Thank you Mike = Instructions for joining and leaving this list