STAT 547 - Statistics for Environmental Monitoring

Prerequisite

STAT 301 (Introduction to Statistical Methods). Credit allowed for only one course: STAT547, STAA568. Credit not allowed for both STAT 547 and CIVE 547.

Description

Applications of statistics in environmental pollution studies involving air, water, or soil monitoring; sampling designs; trend analysis; censored data.

This course has print-based exams that require a proctor. A Proctor Agreement Form will be required. ProctorU is not available for this course.

This course can be applied towards:

• Applied Statistics Certificate

Textbooks and Materials

Tuition includes access to lecture recordings which are available by streaming video. Lecture recordings may also be available by download or on DVD. To determine the viewing options, contact the Department of Statistic’s degree program staff at stats_ddp@mail.colostate.edu.

Go to http://www.stat.colostate.edu/DDP/course_descriptions.html to find information about course textbooks.

Instructors

Jim Loftis
(970) 491-2667
loftis@engr.colostate.edu

Jim Loftis is a professor of Civil Engineering at Colorado State University. His primary research areas are environmental statistics, design of environmental monitoring programs, and nonpoint source pollution. His research sponsors have included the National Park Service, US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Agriculture, the US Geological Survey, the US National Science Foundation, and IBM Corporation.

His recent activities have included the design of a water quality monitoring network for the Big Thompson Watershed Forum, statistical evaluation of reservoir monitoring data for several cities along the Colorado Front Range, and development of modeling and monitoring approaches for managing selenium contamination in the Gunnison River Basin.