Biometricians act as catalysts of ideas as well as analysts of data. Background Agricultural production has benefited tremendously from this preoccupation of biometry with probability and the quantification of uncertainty as a concept, but has stimulated attempts to derive conclusions which are more predictable and consequently providing more stable production systems and a more stable food supply.
Statistics is basically the science of uncertainty.
The recognition of variation in science, especially in biological investigations, has resulted in statistics becoming an indispensable contributor to all scientific investigations where measurements are inexact and subject to variation. As scientific investigation is about measurement and measurement is about numbers, statistics is also the science of dealing with the uncertainties in the conclusions which are made on the basis of numbers. Furthermore, as the scientific method has been employed in investigations dealing with widely disparate areas, from agriculture to economics, to zoology, statistical science is contributing in very specialised ways. Basic statistical training for students of the ARC Professional Development Program.