Course Overview
Statistics play a key role in ecological restoration by helping biologists make sense of complex environmental data and evaluate the success of restoration efforts. The goal of this course is to extend students’ statistical skills beyond the introductory level, with a focus on solving and understanding data analysis problems commonly encountered in the natural resource and environmental fields. This course places considerable emphasis on applying statistical methods to real-world problems, interpreting technical and journal articles, and analyzing and presenting data using modern computing tools such as statistical software and generative AI.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
4.0
Domestic fees
$1,096.16
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate a study design to determine whether it is an experimental or observational study and explain the effect that has on the conclusions of that study.
- Develop completely randomized designs and randomized complete block design experiments to solve statistical problems in the environmental field.
- Critically assess basic statistical analysis in scientific and technical papers.
- Use appropriate techniques to clean, organize, and manage data for statistical analysis.
- Describe the statistical properties of an applied dataset, including relevant graphs, using statistical software.
- Compare numerical data for two groups, using non-parametric methods or data transformations where appropriate.
- Apply statistical methods to problems of estimation, prediction and hypothesis testing in the Environmental field, using methods such as chi-squared tests, ANOVA, and linear regression to draw conclusions regarding the population from which the sample was taken.
- Analyze various datasets to determine whether the underlying assumptions are met for statistical and modeling procedures commonly used in the environmental field.
Effective as of Winter 2026
Related Programs
Biostatistics for Natural Resource Managers (MATH 7100) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Ecological Restoration
Bachelor of Science Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2027
Below is one offering of MATH 7100 for the Winter 2027 term.
CRN 88262
Dates
Jan 05 - Apr 22 Loading
- CRN 88262
- $1096.16 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Registration requirements
Departmental approval is required to register for this course offering. You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Important information
- THIS SECTION IS RESERVED FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION STUDENTS. Please contact the Ecological Restoration Program Assistant at anita_lai@bcit.ca for approval to register for this course.
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Status
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