Geol659 SP2015Beta says...."Script free or die!"
GRADING
50% exam (in last month) 50% personal project Project is due at semester end TOPICSMeasurement, probability and error
univariate/bivariate statistical methods multivariate techniques (multiple regression, PCA, cluster analysis) Time-series methods and geostatistics Learning R installing and updating packages I/O basics/data management graphics!!!! "core" statistical capabilities add-on modeling and statistical packages |
useful R sitesdebugging/forumstexts
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Quantitative Methods with R
** available in whole or part as PDF >>LOTS<< of online pdfs, tutorials, and guides available at no cost |
"SHOULD I TAKE THIS CLASS WITH A LIGHT STATISTICS BACKGROUND”
It depends. We will review statistical basics equivalent to an undergrad statistics class in the first 4 weeks. After that, it is an advanced graduate class, with an ambitious R agenda. YES ..... if you are comfortable with computers, know some programming and basic stats, and have your own data to analyze. I may ask you to review some topics NO..... if math and statistics are non-favorite subjects for you, or you haven’t used computers for data analysis, or you are afraid of programming. |
COURSE SOFTWARE
The environments are optional and are a personal preference. All use R and do the same thing, which is allow enough tools to script, run scripts, view/manage windows, and manage R (packages, histories, memory, etc). The lab machines will have all installed and you can also bring a laptop of your own I will use "basic" R and a text editor, but you can follow this in whatever environment you choose |