STATS M241 · STAT M241Current Topics in Causal Modeling, Inference, and Reasoning
Statistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Computer Science M262C.) Review of Bayesian networks, causal Bayesian networks, and structural equations. Learning causal structures from data. Identifying causal effects. Covariate selection and instrumental variables in linear and nonparametric models. Simpson paradox and confounding control. Logic and algorithmization of counterfactuals. Probabilities of counterfactuals. Direct and indirect effects. Probabilities of causation. Identifying causes of events.
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: one graduate probability or statistics course such as course 200B, 202B, or Computer Science 262A.
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- COM SCI 262A
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
STATS M241
- COM SCI 262ALearning and Reasoning with Bayesian Networks
- EC ENGR 131AProbability and Statistics
- COM SCI 112Modeling Uncertainty in Information Systems
1 direct requisite. Showing 10 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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