Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 SDSM&T Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GEOE 456/556/456L/556L Statistical Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering

Credits: (2-1) 3

Application of basic probability theory to geology and geological engineering; probability distributions; cluster analysis; machine learning and principal component analysis; spatial correlations and geostatistics with emphasis on applications in geology and geological engineering. The use of spreadsheets, geostatistical software, and Python will be included. 

Prerequisites: GEOL 201  or GEOE 221/221L ; and MATH 225  
Corequisites: GEOE 456L/556L
Notes: Students enrolled in GEOE 556/L will be held to a higher standard than those enrolled in 456/L.


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