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| GEOL0048-2 | Statistical Analysis of Geological Data
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 35h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Eric Pirard |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Aperçu général Editer Historique
1. Computers and Geosciences
1.1.Computer Assisted Conception / Perception
1.2. Quantitative Geology
1.3. Encoding of geological data
2. Analysis of a unique geo-variable (univariate statistics)
2.1. General principles of sampling
2.2. Visualisation of univariate data
2.3. Characterisation of a sample data set
2.4.Statistics for directional data
2.5. Modelling and statistical inference
2.6. Tests for comparisons between populations
2.7. Analysis of variance
3. Analysis of simultaneous geo-variables (bivariate statistics)
3.1. Remark on homo and heterogeneous data spaces.
3.2. Bivariate data visualisation.
3.3. Characterisation of a sample data set
3.4. Interpolations and regressions
4. Introduction to spatial data
4.1. Spatial sampling strategies
4.2. Levelling of data sets from multiple campaigns
4.3. Introduction to mapping and spatial interpolation. |
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| Course objective : | 1) To introduce the basic notions of uni- and bivariate statistics. To stress the importance of a quantitative approach in geosciences.
2) To be able to handle the concepts of graphical display, exploratory data anlysis and statistical analysis of geological data.
3) To analyse the distribution laws generated by different geological processes and to compare them to the theoretical laws available for modelling.
4) To familiarise oneself with the use of software tools for data processing |
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| Prerequisites : | Néant |
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| Workshops : | TP 1 : Introduction to Statistica
TP 2 : Visualisation and data conversion
TP 3 : Analysis and characterisation of experimental distributions
TP 4 : Univariate statistical analysis
TP 5 : Analysis of experimental correlations
TP 6 : Modelling of correlations |
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| Organization : | Theory : 2nd Semester - Monday 10:30-12:30
Practice - Computer labs : 2nd Semester - Tuesday 08:30-12:30 |
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| Written notes : | Copy of PPT used for teaching
Written notes edited by AEES : "Analyse Spatiale des Données Géo-Environnementales" (part) |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination after a written preparation of 30 minutes.
The oral examination will privilege a practical perception of the concepts rather than a pure restitution of the theory. |
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| Contacts : | Mlle Nadia ELGARA
Secrétariat du département GEOMAC, Bât B52
Tél. : 04/366.37.99, e-mail : nelgara@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Language: French |
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