M7StatEnv Statistical Inference with Environmental Applications

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Abdel El-Shaarawi (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Ivanka Horová, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ivanka Horová, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Ivanka Horová, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The objectives of the course are to learn, discuss and apply statistical methods to environmental problems. Formal and informal data exploration and analysis methods will be discussed in relation to water and air pollution problems. Several topics will be covered where statistical environmental problem is presented and followed by discussing appropriate statistical methodologies for addressing them.
Syllabus
  • 1. Environmental Sampling and monitoring systems
  • 2. Models for Environmental Data
  • 3. Analysis of Censored Data
  • 4. Analysis of Toxicological Data
  • 5. Risk Assessment
  • 6. Introduction to Time Series Analysis with emphases on trend detection and estimation.
  • 7. Introduction to Spatial Statistics
  • 8. Environmental Extremes
  • 9. Dealing with large data sets
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 bloková výuka.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/autumn2013/M7StatEnv