STATS C160 · STAT C160Causal Inference for Health Data
Statistics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Recommended: course 102A is recommended but not required, especially for students with high proficiency in python. Covers the foundations of the graphical approach to causal inference, with a specific focus on applications to health data, analyzing a range of real-world datasets. Concurrently scheduled with course C260.
P/NP 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: course 20 or 21 or Program in Computing 16A, and courses 100A, 101A. Preparation: basics of probability theory and regression modelling.
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STATS C160
- STATS 20Introduction to Statistical Programming with R
- STATS 21Python and Other Technologies for Data Science
- COMPTNG 16APython with Applications I
- COM SCI 31Introduction to Computer Science I
- COMPTNG 10AIntroduction to Programming
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- STATS 101AIntroduction to Data Analysis and Regression
- STATS 12Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studiesanother path to it
- STATS 15Introduction to Data Science
- PSYCH 100APsychological Statistics
- PSYCH 10Introductory Psychology
5 direct requisites. Showing 31 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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