How are statistics used in the medical field?

Question

i have to do a project on this for my statistics class. how are stats used in the medical field?

thanks!

Answer 1

1. Drug trials: the decision whether a drug is effective or not is made by a statisticain based on a statistical test.

2. Epidemiology: a possible cause of a desease is usually determined by looking for statistically significant associations between exposures and desease.

Answer 2

One of the biggest things is to determine if any new drugs and medical devices that are developed are safe and effective through rigorous FDA testing.