Statistics 498:
ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS
Spring quarter 1997
Last updated January 6, 1997.
Instructor
Peter Guttorp
B321 Padelford Hall
peter@stat.washington.edu
(68)5-7439
Time/Place
MW 1:30-3:20
Collaboratory, Odegaard Undergraduate Library 142
3 credits, SLN 6938
Prerequisites
- A statistics course, such as Stat
220 or
311. You should have heard of
statistical tests, confidence intervals, and the normal distribution.
- Some exposure to environmental science. No particular course requirement,
just a general idea about some of the processes that are
involved in environmental studies.
Course format
The course will be based on a series of cases, illustrating statistical
concepts in an environmental context.
The syllabus is an outline of the course.
There will be some lectures, but also
a lot of in-class group discussion and group work. This class is part of the
UWIRED
project, and will take place in the Collaboratory.
We will use computers in a variety of ways, including
simulations, data analysis, and presentations.
There will be no formal homework, and no formal examination. The grade will
be based on class participation, group participation, and group presentations.
Topics
- Design of experiments
- Assumptions and their importance
- Regulation of environmental statistics
- Time and space dependence
Some of these topics go across several cases, while others are more
case-specific.
Course goals
Students will become familiar with some of the statistical techniques
commonly employed in environmental science, will understand some of the
limitations of the techniques, and will become familiar with use of the
World-Wide Web and other computing tools.
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