BIOSTAT 277Robustness and Modern Nonparametrics
Biostatistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Topics include M-estimation, influence curves, breakdown point, bootstrap, jackknife, smoothing, nonparametric regression, generalized additive models, density estimation.
S/U or 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
Requisite: Statistics 200A.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
BIOSTAT 277
- STATS 200AApplied Probability
- MATH 170AProbability Theory I
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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