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GEOG 5002

Quantitative Analysis for Geographical Research

0.5 credit · Graduate

Quantitative techniques and methods for research on the natural and cultural environment. Topics include sampling, experimental design, replication, variance, correlation, time series analysis, statistical uncertainty, simulation, calibration, validation.

2018

Topics

  • Central limit theorem
  • Correlation and regression; Data manipulation and organization Problem Set
  • Variance Partitioning, cross-validation Discuss your project with Derek
  • Classification and Regression Trees (CART) Proposal due
  • Random Forest
  • Project Proposal Presentations
  • Bootstrapping confidence intervals; More cross-validation
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Basic time series analysis Problem Set
  • TBD (see optional topics)
  • Final Project Presentations
  • NO CLASS (follows a Monday schedule) Project report due
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