Great course! We gained thorough knowledge of environmental statistics and comprehensive statistical procedures, enabling us to make scientifically based decisions for compliance with environmental regulations.
K. K., Technical Chief, USDI Office of Surface Mining 

The course really helped me see the light about the peculiarities of environmental data and learn to deal with non-normal statistics. Statgraphics is terrific!
H. P., Land Reclamation Specialist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources 

1. General Statistical Design and Analysis for Environmental Decisions
2. Environmental Monitoring and Sampling Design
3. Ecological Statistics

• General Statistical Design and Analysis for Environmental Decisions: [Foundation course - 4 days] Basic statistics and STATGRAPHICS fundamentals. Framework for statistical thinking. Environmental data and decisions. Fitting distributions to environmental data. Non-parametric methods. LOQ/LOD and statistical implications of censored data. Pollution monitoring. Land reclamation. Water resources data. RCRA, CERCLA/SARA, and others with EPA regulatory guidelines. View syllabus

Prerequisite: Exposure to working with data (equivalent to our Elementary Statistics course). Prior college statistics course helpful but not required.  top

• Environmental Monitoring and Sampling Design: [Focus course - 4 days]  Review of framework for statistical thinking (with environmental focus) and STATGRAPHICS. Sampling designs for environmental populations. Two-stage, composite, systematic and cluster sampling. Spatial variation and location of hot spots. Trends, control chart monitoring and detection of unusual values. Seasonality. View syllabus

Prerequisite: Foundation course or instructor consent.  top

• Ecological Statistics: [Focus course - 4 days]  Review of framework for statistical thinking (with ecological focus) and STATGRAPHICS. Ecological communities and multivariate data. Spatial pattern analysis. Community structure, classification and ordination. Species abundance and affinity. Population estimation. Prerequisite: Foundation course. View syllabus

Prerequisite: Foundation or instructor consent.  top

Superb course in environmental statistics and Statgraphics. Our scientists are now well equipped to work with environmental data and effectively accomplish their tasks to monitor and evaluate land reclamation projects for regulatory compliance. We use Statgraphics throughout and continue to purchase the software from Alpine Analytics.
B. P., Senior Plant Ecologist, USDI Office of Surface Mining 

Fun class! Fun instructor! I learned a great deal of useful knowledge and skills.
D. M., Minerals and Geology Reclamation Specialist, Colorado Department of Natural Resources 

Thanks for the first rate instruction in environmental statistics and Statgraphics.
R. V., Senior Vegetation Analyst, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

We are already putting to use what we learned with Statgraphics in our analysis of watershed and aquifer data. Very useful material and software.
L. D., Hydrologist Technician, Water Resources Program, The Hopi Tribe