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401-3620-22L 4 Credits BSC , MSC D-ITET , D-INFK , D-MATH

Student Seminar in Statistics: Causality

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Peter L. Bühlmann, Dr. Nicolai Felix Meinshausen
Number of participants limited to 76. Mainly for students from the Mathematics Bachelor and Master Programmes who, in addition to the introductory course unit 401-2604-00L Probability and Statistics, have heard at least one core or elective course in statistics. Also offered in the Master Programmes Statistics resp. Data Science.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:22:58

Abstract

Causality is dealing with fundamental questions about cause and effect. The student seminar covers statistical and mathematical aspects of causality ranging from fundamental formalization of concepts to practical algorithms and methods.

Objective

The participants of the seminar acquire knowledge about: concepts and formalization of statistical causality; methods, algorithms and corresponding assumptions for inferring causal relations from data; causal analysis in practice based on real data.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC , MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Limited places (Special selection)
Signup Start
02.01.2023
Signup End
17.02.2023
Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Student Seminar in Statistics: Causality
The seminar is offered in two groups.
  • Mon 16:15-18:00 (HG E 33.1)
  • Mon 16:15-18:00 (ML F 40)
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • Mathematics Bachelor
    • Seminars (NOTICE: The number of seminar places is limited, and the special selection procedure should help to allocate the places not primarily according to the registration time. For some seminars everybody is waitlisted first when he/she tries to register for a seminar in myStudies. Moreover: at most 2 mathematics seminars can be chosen per semester.)
  • Mathematics Master
    • Seminars and Semester Papers
      • Seminars (NOTICE: The number of seminar places is limited, and the special selection procedure should help to allocate the places not primarily according to the registration time. For the seminars with pecial selection procedure everybody is waitlisted first when he/she tries to register for a seminar in myStudies. Moreover: At most 2 mathematics seminars can be chosen per semester. In case you need to attend 3 seminars in this semester, please take contact with the Study Administration (email: ).)
  • Statistics Master (The following courses belong to the curriculum of the Master's Programme in Statistics. The corresponding credits do not count as external credits even for course units where an enrolment at ETH Zurich is not possible.)
  • Data Science Master