Jan 29, 2026  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

GEOE 456 Statistical Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering

Credits: 2

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: MATH 125 ; (GEOL 201  or GEOE 221 ); and (CSC 115  and CSC 170 )
Corequisites: GEOE 456L  
Notes: This course is cross-listed with GEOE 556 .


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