BIOSTATISTICS?

1) Biostatistics or Biometrics:
- A branch of Biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis.
- Statistics for biological and medical research.
- The use of statistics procedures and analysis in the study and practice in Biology. As such, it has many real world and scientific applications.

*Bio- involves Biology, the study of living things.
*Statistics- involves the accumulation, tracking, analysis and application of data.

2) What does a Biostatisticians do?
-Carrying out research, devising experiments, and providing an in depth analysis of all results. This is a great opportunity to make a difference because by carrying out this crucial research, a Biostatistician can make a difference to health care and public health.

Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid Omar-President & CEO of Maybank

On Insurance and asset management

"I think this is one area with much potential to grow for both conventional insurance and takaful. The recent move to reposition Mayban Investment Management under Etiqa is a good move because we can then consolidate our fund management resources and capabilities to grow that business. We don't have that much external funds under management but I think this is one area as we strengthen our core fund management capability that it can certainly grow."

On Communication and Relationship Building

"No one can work in isolation. TEAMWORK, is one of the components of our Core Values. It is important as we are all in this together."