NRES 710 - Graduate Environmental Statistics

(3 units)

Statistics are fundamental to addressing environmental questions. In this course, students will learn principles that underlie parametric statistics and the use of R software.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. communicate, in writing or verbally, the assumptions associated with parametric statistical models.
2. calculate, by hand, statistical tests such as T-test, ANOVAs, and regression.
3. identify and perform appropriate statistical tests on their own data collected during their graduate program.
4. compare and contrast statistical tools.
5. import data into the software, visualize patterns, interpret plots, and perform statistical tests using R code.

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