STATS M254 · STAT M254Statistical Methods in Computational Biology
Statistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Bioinformatics M223 and Biomathematics M271.) 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 100A or 200A or Bioinformatics M221.
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BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.70 · from text- STATS 100A
- STATS 200A
- Bioinformatics M221
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
STATS M254
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- STATS 200AApplied Probability
- MATH 170AProbability Theory I
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