This course is used as a placeholder for the new course Biostat 203B: Introduction to Data Science. Please check syllabus carefully to be sure it is the course you want to take.
Tue/Thu 1p-2:30p @ CHS 61-269
Dr. Hua Zhou
Office: CHS 21-254A
Phone: (310)794-7835
Email: huazhou@ucla.edu
Office hours: every Tue @ 12p-1p, 2:30p-3p; every Thu @ 2:30p-3p; 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 @ 11a-12p
Juhyun Kim, juhkim111@ucla.edu
Office hours: Wed 12p-1p, Thu 12p-1p @ CHS A1-241 (Computer Lab)
This is a tentative list of topics:
The prerequisite for this course is Biostat 203A Introduction to Data Management and Statistical Computing. Those wishing to enroll without these prerequisites will need to obtain consent from the instructor.
http://hua-zhou.github.io/teaching/biostatm280-2018winter/
There are no required textbooks. Some useful resources will be distributed during class.
Class attendance is mandatory.
There will be 3-5 homework assignments throughout the quarter.
There will be 3-5 quizzes during the quarter. The quizzes will be in-class and closed book. The best way to preapre for quizzes is to attend classes, read lecture notes, and do homework.
Grades will be based on the homework (70%) and the quizzes (30%). Auditors must earn a respectable D to gain recording of this course.
See the university’s policy on academic integrity at http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu/Portals/16/Documents/StudentGuide.pdf. You may discuss with your fellow students on homework assignments, but simply giving or receiving answers or code to or from another student is cheating. Cheating also includes copying from another student’s paper or code, using unauthorized materials during exams, and falsifying data.