Applied Environmental Statistics 2: (Existing registrants only)
Regression Models and Trend Analysis
To get an idea of what my teaching style is like and what this course is about, view the free "Don't Worry About A Normal Distribution Again" or "Which Of These Things Is Not Like The Others?" videos on this site. They are a preview and a small sample of the content of the AES courses.
This course may be bundled with the AES1 course to save money as compared to enrolling in both separately. See the AES 1+2 Bundle in the course listings.
- Parametric and nonparametric correlation coefficients.
- The Theil-Sen line, a robust linear model.
- How to build a good linear regression model.
- Checking assumptions of linear regression.
- Multiple Regression -- the problem of multi-collinearity, and what to do about it.
- How to build a good multiple regression model.
- Testing whether several regression lines have the same slope and intercept.
- Trend analysis -- parametric and nonparametric tests for trend.
- Trend analysis -- incorporating variables in addition to time.
- Trend analysis -- incorporating seasonal variation.
"I took the in-person version of this AES (1 and 2) course. It was absolutely excellent. I told my manager that it was the best lecture/workshop that I had ever been to! Of any kind, but especially of stats. Dennis took the time to explain the stats very clearly and identified very important things to consider, especially in terms of water chemistry data. I have always had trouble with trends of concentrations or loads over time because of the variability due to flow. Now I know how to deal with this situation, and will be able to separate natural from possible human-caused changes in water quality. I will be applying these techniques in the future, including multiple regression (while removing the effect of flow) and the Regional Kendall test to see if there is an increasing or decreasing trend watershed-wide. This will enable me to write a paper on trends in water quality in the Lake Simcoe river basin in Ontario."
- Eavan OConnor, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Ontario
Your Instructor

Dennis Helsel (Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering):
"I'm a translator of statistical methods for scientists. My firm's name, Practical Stats, says it all. I've written/co-authored two textbooks. Statistics for Censored Environmental Data using Minitab and R (2012) pioneered statistical methods for data below detection limits. Statistical Methods in Water Resources (2020) has been cited by scientists throughout the world. I've taught webinars for the National Water Quality Monitoring Council and others; workshops for the American Statistical Association and others; courses such as AES and NADA for scientists in North America, Europe and Singapore since 1990. I worked for 30 years at the US Geological Survey before starting Practical Stats.
In 2003 I received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and the Environment for my training courses in applied statistics.
In 2018 I received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Groundwater Resources Association for my communication of statistical methods to scientists. My courses provide up-to-date procedures communicated in clear language using video examples of data analysis of 'real data'."
Course Curriculum
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StartWelcome to Applied Environmental Statistics
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StartDownload Full Course Materials (Not needed if you were enrolled in AES1)
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StartInstall R Software on Windows OS (not needed if you were enrolled in AES1) (18:44)
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StartInstall R Software on Mac OS (not needed if you were enrolled in AES1) (16:36)