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Biostatistics in Clinical Research

Sound Statistics. Scientifically Valid Conclusions.

Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods to the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical research data. It helps researchers determine whether observed results are meaningful, quantify uncertainty, and draw scientifically valid conclusions.

Biostatistics runs through the whole life of a clinical trial — from selecting the study design and calculating the sample size, to planning and running the analysis, and finally interpreting the findings for the Clinical Study Report.

Our approach to biostatistics emphasizes scientific rigor, pre-specified analysis methods, and results that can be translated into clinically meaningful conclusions.

Our Biostatistics Services

From Study Design to Clinical Study Report.

We work closely with sponsors, investigators, and research teams across the major areas of biostatistics — helping ensure that every study is designed to answer its research question and that its data is analyzed and reported with care.

Study Design

Selecting appropriate designs such as randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies.

Sample Size Calculation

Determining how many participants are needed to detect a clinically meaningful treatment effect.

Randomization

Developing appropriate methods for allocating participants to treatment groups.

Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)

Defining statistical methods and analyses before examining the study results.

Descriptive Statistics

Summarizing data using means, medians, standard deviations, proportions, and other measures.

Inferential Statistics

Using statistical tests and confidence intervals to make conclusions about a population from study data.

Hypothesis Testing

Assessing whether observed differences or associations are likely to have occurred by chance.

Efficacy Analysis

Evaluating whether an investigational treatment achieves its intended clinical outcomes.

Safety Analysis

Assessing adverse events, laboratory abnormalities, vital signs, and other safety outcomes.

Survival Analysis

Analyzing time-to-event outcomes such as overall survival or progression-free survival.

Missing-Data Analysis

Assessing and appropriately handling missing observations.

Interim Analysis

Evaluating accumulating trial data before the planned end of a study, when appropriate.

Statistical Programming

Creating analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures using tools such as SAS, R, or Python.

Results Interpretation

Translating statistical findings into clinically meaningful conclusions.

Biostatistics Workflow in a Clinical Trial

From Protocol to Clinical Study Report.

Every trial follows the same path, with each step building on the one before it.

  1. 1
    Protocol

    The protocol sets the objectives, endpoints, and population that shape every statistical decision.

  2. 2
    Study Design

    Choosing the design that answers the research question with scientific validity.

  3. 3
    Sample Size

    Calculating how many participants are needed to detect a clinically meaningful effect.

  4. 4
    Randomization

    Defining how participants are allocated to treatment groups.

  5. 5
    Data Collection

    Trial data is gathered in line with the protocol.

  6. 6
    Data Cleaning

    Data is reviewed and discrepancies resolved so the dataset is reliable for analysis.

  7. 7
    Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)

    Statistical methods and analyses are defined before the study results are examined.

  8. 8
    Statistical Analysis

    Efficacy, safety, and other planned analyses are run as specified in the SAP.

  9. 9
    Tables, Listings & Figures

    Analysis datasets are turned into the outputs used for reporting.

  10. 10
    Interpretation

    Statistical findings are translated into clinically meaningful conclusions.

  11. 11
    Clinical Study Report

    Results and conclusions are documented in the final report of the study.

Frequently Asked Questions

Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods to the design, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical research data, helping researchers quantify uncertainty and draw scientifically valid conclusions.

The SAP defines the statistical methods and analyses before the study results are examined, so the analysis is planned in advance rather than shaped by the results.

It determines how many participants are needed to detect a clinically meaningful treatment effect.

Survival analysis examines time-to-event outcomes, such as overall survival or progression-free survival.

An interim analysis evaluates accumulating trial data before the planned end of a study, when appropriate.

Analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures are created using tools such as SAS, R, or Python.

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