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Graduate Certificate in
Ecosystem Measurements and Data Analysis
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Courses

The Graduate Certificate in Ecosystem Measurements and Data Analysis is a 9-credit online program offering a strong foundation in quantitative and spatial data analysis as it specifically relates to the monitoring of ecosystems.

Required Courses (9 credits)

  • 3
    credits

    Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power, estimation, confidence intervals, regression, one- and two-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, diagnostics.

    • Prerequisite

      one undergraduate course in statistics

  • 3
    credits

    Provides students with an overview of ecosystem monitoring methods and analyses. Students completing the course will have the ability to apply a quantitative approach to the monitoring of ecosystems.

    • Prerequisite

      STAT 500

  • 3
    credits

    Case studies, student investigations, and projects reveal the scope, impact, and character of the Geospatial Revolution.

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