Ecological Forecasting and Informatics

Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASBI 303 or BI 306; (CASMA 121 or MA 123) and (CASMA 115 or MA 213 or CASEE 375) or CDSDS 122; or consent of instructor. - The statistics and informatics of model-data fusion and forecasting: data management, workflows, Bayesian statistics, uncertainty analysis, fusing multiple data sources, assessing model performance, scenario development, decision analysis, and data assimilation. Case studies highlight ecological forecasting across a range of subdisciplines. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration.