n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -st ə - ' tis-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Date: 1949
: statistics applied to the analysis of biological data
– bio · sta · tis · ti · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective
– bio · stat · is · ti · cian \ - ˌ sta-t ə - ' sti-sh ə n \ noun