USING R FOR SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

SOILSCI 585

Course Description

Data science techniques are increasingly important in soil and environmental science, improving the efficiency and repeatability of data analysis and enhancing fundamental understanding of soil and environmental issues. Various R packages will be introduced and used to analyze and process soil and environmental data collected using a variety of in situ, ground-based, and remote sensing platforms. R software will be applied to detailed case studies covering soil and environmental data processing, manipulation, and modeling.

Prerequisties

(STAT 240 , STAT 301 , STAT 324 , STAT 371 , or F&WECOL/STAT 571 ) and (BSE 301 , CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377 , ENVIRST/F&WECOL/GEOG/GEOSCI/GLE/LANDARC 371 , or 372), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.73

-2.93% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

93.33%

-2.93% from Historical

Class Size

15.38% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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