STATS M235 · STAT M235Modern Environmental Statistics
Statistics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M239.) Limited to graduate students. Recommended: background in coding. Focus on understanding and application of statistical tools for environmental datasets through close reading and discussion of modern and classic statistical and scientific papers. Topics may include Bayesian modeling, hypothesis testing, regression, causality, multidimensional data analysis, time series modeling, and extreme value analysis. Most papers focus on statistical approaches in climate science.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: undergraduate-level calculus, linear algebra, and statistics.
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