# NIMAL WICKREMASINGHE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id    | title                                                            |
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| 1252 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311      | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I  |
| 1252 | course\_3c746e3add116a6aa2b49441 | STAT 424      | STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN                                  |
| 1244 | course\_e593b86c370a0c671af794df | MATH/STAT 310 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II       |
| 1244 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311      | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I  |
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| 1242 | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312      | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II |
| 1242 | course\_6b7aab75b588f1c0195bbee5 | STAT 411      | AN INTRODUCTION TO SAMPLE SURVEY THEORY AND METHODS              |
| 1234 | course\_2a00c702ff402614a950606e | MATH/STAT 309 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I        |
| 1234 | course\_e593b86c370a0c671af794df | MATH/STAT 310 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II       |
| 1234 | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312      | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II |

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