AOSC 652: Analysis Methods in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Week 5: 26, 28 and 30 Sept 2016

Least Squares Analysis, Statistical Regression, and Spline Fitting

Classroom presentation:

AOSC652_2016_0926.pdf   Video

AOSC652_2016_0928.pdf   Video

AOSC652_2016_0930.pdf   Video

Readings:

Ellis, Chapter 11, sections 11.1, 11.3, and 11.4

Press et al., pages 107 to 111 and pages 650 to 670

Links to Press reading:  f3-0.pdf f15-0.pdf f15-1.pdf f15-2.pdf

Assignment:

AOSC652_2016_assign_05.pdf (due at start of class Monday, 3 Oct)

Papers referred to in these lectures:

Canty et al., ACP, 2013

Wang et al., JGR, 2008

Useful links:

von Storch and Zwiers, Statistical Analysis in Climate Research  fantastic resource available free of charge; material in this book has been very helpful for my research and this document is cited for example by Canty et al.

http://www.mega.nu/ampp/rummel/uc.htm#C2 Intuitive guide to correlation coefficient

http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~dennis/552_Notes_3.pdf Notes on regression from Dennis Hartmann, Univ of Wash.

 

http://www.vassarstats.net/textbook/ch4pt1.html Notes on statistical significance, by Richard Lowry

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