BIOINFO M223Statistical Methods in Computational Biology
Bioinformatics, Graduate · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Biomathematics M271 and Statistics M254.) Introduction to statistical methods developed and widely applied in several branches of computational biology, such as gene expression, sequence alignment, motif discovery, comparative genomics, and biological networks, with emphasis on understanding of basic statistical concepts and use of statistical inference to solve biological problems.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: elementary probability concepts. Requisite: course M221 or Statistics 100A or 200A.
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
BIOINFO M223
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- STATS 200AApplied Probability
- MATH 170AProbability Theory I
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