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MS&E 226

Fundamentals of Data Science: Prediction, Inference, Causality

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

This course provides an introduction to applied data analysis, with an emphasis on providing a conceptual framework for thinking about uncertainty from machine learning, statistical, and causal perspectives. The class involves developing an interconnected understanding across these ways of thinking. Class lectures will be supplemented by data-driven problem sets and a project. Prerequisites: multivariable calculus; probability.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 2063
0 / 175 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:Gates B1
INSTRUCTOR:
Johari, Ramesh
3units

MS&E 226: Fundamentals of Data Science: Prediction, Inference, Causality

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

This course provides an introduction to applied data analysis, with an emphasis on providing a conceptual framework for thinking about uncertainty from machine learning, statistical, and causal perspectives. The class involves developing an interconnected understanding across these ways of thinking. Class lectures will be supplemented by data-driven problem sets and a project. Prerequisites: multivariable calculus; probability.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Gates B1 — Johari, Ramesh (Graduate)

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