International Biometric Society
Encyclopedia
The International Biometric Society (IBS) is an international professional and academic society promoting the development and application of statistical and mathematical theory and methods in the bioscience
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It was founded on September 6, 1947 at the First International Biometric Conference at Woods Hole, Massachusetts
, US. Its first president was Ronald Fisher
and its first secretary was Chester Ittner Bliss
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It publishes the journal Biometrics
, the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES), the quarterly newsletter Biometric Bulletin and the regional journal Biometrical Journal, formerly Biometrische Zeitschrift. It sponsors the International Biometric Conference, held every two years. The society is organized into regions and national groups, many of which also hold their own conferences.
BioScience
BioScience is a peer-reviewed monthly sometimes daily scientific journal that is published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences . The content is written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike...
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It was founded on September 6, 1947 at the First International Biometric Conference at Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands...
, US. Its first president was Ronald Fisher
Ronald Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS was an English statistician, evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and geneticist. Among other things, Fisher is well known for his contributions to statistics by creating Fisher's exact test and Fisher's equation...
and its first secretary was Chester Ittner Bliss
Chester Ittner Bliss
Chester Ittner Bliss was primarily a biologist, who is best known for his contributions to statistics. He was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1899 and died in 1979.-Academic qualifications:*Bachelor of Arts in Entomology from Ohio State University, 1921...
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It publishes the journal Biometrics
Biometrics (Journal)
Biometrics is a journal that publishes articles on the application of statistics and mathematics to the biological sciences. It is published by the International Biometric Society....
, the Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES), the quarterly newsletter Biometric Bulletin and the regional journal Biometrical Journal, formerly Biometrische Zeitschrift. It sponsors the International Biometric Conference, held every two years. The society is organized into regions and national groups, many of which also hold their own conferences.