Fall 2024 Earth and Environmental Sciences GR6908 section 001

QUANT METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS

QUANT METHODS OF DATA ANA

Call Number 11475
Day & Time
Location
MW 10:10am-11:25am
NONE NONE
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor William H Menke
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Prerequisites: calculus. Recommended preparation: linear algebra, statistics, computer programming. Introduction to the fundamentals of quantitative data analysis in Earth and environmental sciences. Topics: review of relevant probability, statistics and linear algebra; linear models and generalized least squares; Fourier analysis and introduction to spectral analysis; filtering time series (convolution,deconvolution,smoothing); factor analysis and empirical orthogonal functions; covariance and correlation; methods of interpolation; statistical significance and hypothesis testing; introduction to Monte Carlo methods for data analysis. Problem sets and term project require use of MATLAB or Python.

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Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 8 students (30 max) as of 11:06AM Saturday, December 7, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number GR6908
Section 001
Division Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Note Meets at LDEO - Seismology 2nd Floor Sem Room. Students shou
Section key 20243EESC6908G001