# KRISHNAKUMAR BALASUBRAMANIAN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id    | title                                                           |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1164 | course\_2a00c702ff402614a950606e | MATH/STAT 309 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I       |
| 1164 | course\_1282dc8dbc1e7c5749f7cc41 | STAT 479      | SPECIAL TOPICS IN STATISTICS                                    |
| 1162 | course\_1ea543c8a9e3b7f76f3a2d83 | STAT 456      | APPLIED MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS                                   |
| 1154 | course\_2a00c702ff402614a950606e | MATH/STAT 309 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I       |
| 1152 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311      | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I |

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