<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: course 255A or consent of instructor, Mathematics 131A. Survey of advanced topics in probability and mathematical statistics, with special emphasis on applications to biostatistics. Topics include laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, basic concepts from stochastic processes, and applications to large sample theory in biostatistics. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Biostatistics

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

Biostatistics encompasses the methodology and theory of statistics as applied to problems in the life and health sciences.

General Catalog

Advanced Probability and Statistics

BIOSTAT 255B

4 units