Statistics for Environmental Studies

ENVS 193DS
Instructor of Record

Visual representation of how comparison of means between groups works. There are three pairs of samples, one orange and one green, each with different distances between means.

Visual representation of how comparison of means between groups works. There are three pairs of samples, one orange and one green, each with different distances between means.

Description

Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Level: Upper division undergraduate, 4 units
Role: Instructor of record
Quarters taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025

In this course, students learn to conduct statistical analysis and contextualize results in environmental science. By the end of the quarter, students will be able to:

  1. Describe basic concepts of probability and statistics
  2. Identify appropriate statistical analyses to test hypotheses
  3. Conduct statistical analyses and visualize data using the R programming language
  4. Implement best practices for reproducible analysis and collaborative work
  5. Interpret and contextualize statistical results in general concepts from environmental studies