Data Science and Statistical Modeling in R

SPH BS 845

Graduate Prerequisites: (SPHBS730) or consent of instructor. - This course covers applications of modern statistical methods using R, a free and open source statistical computing package with powerful yet intuitive graphic tools. R is under more active development for new methods than other packages. We will first review data manipulation and programming in R, then cover theory and applications in R for topics such as linear and smooth regressions, survival analysis, mixed effects model, tree based methods, multivariate analysis, boot strapping and permutation.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Yang INS 301 F 10:00 am-12:50 pm This section has a waitlist, and any available seats are being offered to students on the waitlist. The last day to join the waitlist was Friday, August 29th, 2025.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Patil F 10:00 am-12:50 pm This section has a waitlist, and any available seats are being offered to students on the waitlist. Please fill out a SPH Waitlist Form ) to join the waitlist for this class.

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