Geology - Simple Error Analysis Earth Sc

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This course covers basic error analysis as it applies to geology. The course will emphasize the description and propagation of errors in data collection and reduction. Subjects include: how to report data and associated errors, error propagation in simple and complex equations, the Normal, Gaussian, and Poisson distributions, linear and higher order regression, and X-squared test. The course includes the use of MATLAB with accompanying assignments. Prerequisite: GEOL 101.