BIOSTAT M235Causal Inference
Biostatistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Psychiatry M232.) Philosophical foundations, logical paradoxes, decision analysis, selection bias, confounding, ecological paradox, historical development, potential outcomes, Rubin causal model, propensity scores, competing perspectives on path analysis and graphical/structural-equation models, experiments with noncompliance, principal stratification, decision making when causality is disputed, role of ethics in decision making.
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
Requisites: courses 200C, 202B, or equivalent.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
BIOSTAT M235
- BIOSTAT 200CMethods in Biostatistics C
- BIOSTAT 202BMathematical Statistics B
- BIOSTAT 202AMathematical Statistics A
2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 3 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.