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EARTH 355Water: Data to Decisions

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Earth Sciences

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores approaches for interpreting environmental data to support water decisions using theoretical and computational techniques. These approaches focus on statistical methods, including descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, frequency and time series analyses, point patterns, and correlation and regression, and also include discussion of analytical and numerical approaches.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • EARTH121 - Introductory Earth Sciences (0.50)
      • EARTH122 - Introductory Environmental Sciences (0.50)
      • EARTH123 - Introductory Hydrology (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00169520 / 175MW 08:30–09:50
LEC 7012604127 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it88% easy50% useful

From 4 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Its an easy course if you are attending the classes. Most of the assignment and the exam stuff was the ones done in the class nothing new, no surprises. Prof was very engaging and helpful also made no hard deadlines to the assignment which made doing the assignments pretty easy.

    Apr 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Fairly easy course. Lot of overlap with STAT 202, but applied moreso to actual data and projects. Weekly quiz/assignment but they only take about 1 hour combined. No midterm/exam, but one short and one long paper.

    Jun 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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