Environmental Quantitative Methods

Catalog description

Of critical importance to Environmental Studies is the collection, analysis, and interpretation of environmental data and modeling results. Environmental data is often constituted and impacted by multiple variables and factors, and must be placed into context within the population and systems from which it was sampled. What are the best methods and practices in collecting data? How do we characterize a particular environmental variable? How do we identify specific changes or trends in the data? How can we tell if these changes and trends are significant? How are multiple variables related to one another? And how can we use quantitative methods of analysis to help us interpret environmental data and information?