Dec 11, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
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GEOL 142 - Geostatistics

Semester Hours: 3
Every Other Year 

This course focuses on understanding the methods utilized for statistical analyses of geological and environmental data. Topics include random and systematic sampling, hypothesis testing, chi-square and various tests (e.g. t-test), normal distribution, and regression, as well as some GIS applications using kriging for geospatial statistics. For examples and projects we will utilize data from various geological and environmental topics including natural hazards, environmental pollution, and climate change, collected from New York and some international regions. Written research report and in-class or/and in conference oral presentation using visual media required of all students.  Credit given for this course or GEOL 104B. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.)





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