diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/joeltherrien/randomforest/utils/RUtils.java b/src/main/java/ca/joeltherrien/randomforest/utils/RUtils.java
index b5e8c7e..98d30dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/joeltherrien/randomforest/utils/RUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/joeltherrien/randomforest/utils/RUtils.java
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@
 
 package ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.utils;
 
+import ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.CovariateRow;
+import ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.Row;
+import ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.covariates.Covariate;
+import ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.responses.competingrisk.CompetingRiskResponse;
+import ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.responses.competingrisk.CompetingRiskResponseWithCensorTime;
+
 import java.io.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
@@ -62,5 +70,111 @@ public final class RUtils {
 
     }
 
+    public static <Y> List<Row<Y>> importDataWithResponses(List<Y> responses, List<Covariate> covariates, List<String[]> rawCovariateData){
+        if(covariates.size() != rawCovariateData.size()){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("covariates size doesn't match number of columns in rawCovariateData; there must be a one-to-one relationship");
+        }
+
+        final int n = responses.size();
+        final int p = covariates.size();
+        final List<Row<Y>> rowList = new ArrayList<>(n);
+
+        for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
+
+            final Covariate.Value[] valueArray = new Covariate.Value[p];
+            for(int j=0; j<p; j++){
+                final Covariate covariate = covariates.get(j);
+                final String rawValue = rawCovariateData.get(j)[i];
+
+                final Covariate.Value value = covariate.createValue(rawValue);
+                valueArray[j] = value;
+            }
+
+            final Row<Y> newRow = new Row<>(valueArray, i+1, responses.get(i));
+            rowList.add(newRow);
+
+        }
+
+        return rowList;
+    }
+
+    public static List<CovariateRow> importData(List<Covariate> covariates, List<String[]> rawCovariateData){
+        if(covariates.size() != rawCovariateData.size()){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("covariates size doesn't match number of columns in rawCovariateData; there must be a one-to-one relationship");
+        }
+
+        final int n = rawCovariateData.get(0).length;
+        final int p = covariates.size();
+        final List<CovariateRow> rowList = new ArrayList<>(n);
+
+        for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
+
+            final Covariate.Value[] valueArray = new Covariate.Value[p];
+            for(int j=0; j<p; j++){
+                final Covariate covariate = covariates.get(j);
+                final String rawValue = rawCovariateData.get(j)[i];
+
+                final Covariate.Value value = covariate.createValue(rawValue);
+                valueArray[j] = value;
+            }
+
+            final CovariateRow newRow = new CovariateRow(valueArray, i+1);
+            rowList.add(newRow);
+
+        }
+
+        return rowList;
+    }
+
+    public static List<CompetingRiskResponseWithCensorTime> importCompetingRiskResponsesWithCensorTimes(
+            final int[] eventIndicators,
+            final double[] eventTimes,
+            final double[] censorTimes){
+
+        final int n = eventIndicators.length;
+
+        if(eventTimes.length != n || censorTimes.length != n){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array lengths must match");
+        }
+
+        final List<CompetingRiskResponseWithCensorTime> responseList = new ArrayList<>(n);
+
+        for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
+            responseList.add(new CompetingRiskResponseWithCensorTime(eventIndicators[i], eventTimes[i], censorTimes[i]));
+        }
+
+        return responseList;
+
+    }
+
+    public static List<CompetingRiskResponse> importCompetingRiskResponses(
+            final int[] eventIndicators,
+            final double[] eventTimes){
+
+        final int n = eventIndicators.length;
+
+        if(eventTimes.length != n){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array lengths must match");
+        }
+
+        final List<CompetingRiskResponse> responseList = new ArrayList<>(n);
+
+        for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
+            responseList.add(new CompetingRiskResponse(eventIndicators[i], eventTimes[i]));
+        }
+
+        return responseList;
+
+    }
+
+    public static List<Double> importNumericResponse(double[] values){
+        final List<Double> responses = new ArrayList<>(values.length);
+
+        for(double value : values){
+            responses.add(value);
+        }
+
+        return responses;
+    }
 
 }