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Students will learn basic methods required for data analysis and interpretation of environmental processes. The emphasis will be on formulating questions, choosing appropriate statistical methods, and drawing appropriate conclusions. The course will cover concepts related to statistical inference, linear and generalized regression, and non-parametric statistics. Students will learn about statistical description of historical time series, analysis of stationarity, and non-stationary modeling. Basic concepts of geostatistics will be introduced. Statistical methods will be introduced through extensive use of hands-on analyses with real data.