Statistics in Water
Resources
Spring Semester 2009
Course Syllabus: syllabus.htm
Student Help With Questions: StudentQuestions.doc StudentQuestions.mht
SAS Training Modules available at: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/sas/modules/default.htm
SAS Manuals in pdf format obtained free at: http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/91pdf/index_913.html
Minimum recommended: Base SAS 9.1.3 Procedures Guide; SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts; SAS/STAT 9.1 User's Guide
Term Project Proposals TermProjProp.htm
Term Project List TermProjList.doc TermProjList.mht
Term Paper Instructions: TPInstructions.doc TPInstructions.mht
Final Exam: StatWR2009Final.doc
Web page preparation Webspace2009.mht
Course Schedule:
Session 1. Thurs Jan 22 Introduction to Statistics in Water Resources Slides: StatWRLecture1.ppt Reading: Helsel and Hirsch Chapter 1
Session 2. Tues Jan 27 Statistical Parameters Slides: StatWRLecture2.ppt Spreadsheets: HydroExcel Reading: Helsel and Hirsch Sections 2.1 to 2.3
Session 3. Thurs Jan 29 Exercise 1: Exploring Time Series Data with HydroExcel Ex1HydroExcel.doc Ex1HydroExcel.mht HydroExcel-Jan09.zip StatWRLecture3.ppt Ex1Soln.doc Ex1Soln Spreadsheet
Session 4. Tues Feb 3 Fitting a Probability Distribution to Data StatWRLecture4.ppt
Session 5. Thurs Feb 5 Exercise 2: Fitting Probability Distributions Ex2Distributions.doc Ex2Distributions.mht ColoFlowDist.xls StatWRLecture5.ppt H&HChap4.pdf Ex2Soln.doc
Session 6. Tues Feb 10 T-distribution and Hypothesis testing StatWRLecture6.ppt
Session 7. Thurs Feb 12 Exercise 3: Testing the Homogeneity of Suspended Sediment Datasets Exercise3.doc Exercise3.mht Ex3Data.xls Original Data SedimentData.xls StatWRLecture7.ppt Ex3Soln.doc Ex3Spreadsheet
Session 8. Tues Feb 17 Correlation StatWRLecture8.ppt
Session 9. Thurs Feb 19 Exercise 4: Correlation of Streamflow Ex4Correlation.doc Ex4Correlation.mht Ex4Data.zip StatWRLecture9.ppt Ex4Soln.doc Ex4Spreadsheet
Session 10. Thurs Feb 26 Exercise 5: Analyzing Trends Ex5Trends.doc Ex5Trends.mht Ex5Data.xls StatWRLecture10.ppt Ex5Soln.doc Ex5Spreadsheet
Session 11. Tues Mar 3 Regression StatWRLecture11.ppt
Session 12. Tues Mar 3 Time Series StatWRLecture12.ppt
Session 13. Thurs Mar 5 ANOVA and Fourier Series StatWRLecture13.ppt ExFourier.doc ExFourier.mht ExFourierData.xls Ex3ANOVA.xls
Session 14. Tues March 10 Review for the Midterm Exam Review2009.doc StatWRReview.ppt
Session 15. Thurs March 12. Midterm Exam
Session 16. Tues March 24 Flow and water quality: the SPARROW model 1997SparrowPaper NitrogeninGulfofMexicoPaper Sparrow.xls StatWRLecture16.ppt
Session 17. Thurs March 26 Exercise 7 SPARROW Ex7.doc Ex7.mht Ex7Data.zip SparrowProgram.zip Ex7Soln.doc
Session 18. Tues March 31 Order statistics and extreme values (Dr William Asquith) AsquithOrderStatistics.pdf
Session 19. Thurs April 2 Exercise 8 Flood Frequency Analysis Ex8.doc Ex8.mht Ex8.zip FloodMapAccuracy.ppt Ex8Soln.doc
Session 20. Tues April 7 Introduction to Spatial Statistics (Ernest To) StatWRLecture20.ppt
Session 21. Thurs April 9 Exercise 9 Geostatistical Analysis Ex9.doc Ex9.mht Ex9.zip
Session 22. Tues April 14 Variation in space and time StatWRLecture22.ppt
Session 23. Thurs April 16 Exercise 10 Precipitation Patterns in Space and Time Ex10.doc Ex10.mht Ex10Data.zip NetCDF.ppt
Session 24. Tues April 21 Dr Will Asquith: Statistical Studies of Texas Hydrology StatWRLecture24.ppt Hydrologic Statistics Notes
Session 25. Thurs April 23 Dr Will Asquith: Nonparametric and circular statistics StatWRLecture25.ppt
Session 26. Tues April 28 Term Paper Presentations: Hydrology and Water Resources
Session 27. Thurs April 30 Term Paper Presentations: Water Quality
Session 28. Tues May 5. Term Paper Presentations: Weather and Climate
Session 29. Tues May 5. Term Paper Presentations: Rivers and Streams
Session 30. Thurs May 7 Term Paper Presentations: Coastal Studies