INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS 

This series of online lectures was developed for USEPA by Dr. Peter Scheff, Salvatore Cali and Justin Ford, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division. No registration is required to access the archived lectures. If you wish, you can review the necessary technical requirements.

The EOHS Division also offers classroom-based academic and short courses focused on air quality and air pollution topics. Information about these courses can be found at the Air Pollution Training Institute page.

Module 1: Interpreting Your Monitoring Data

• Video + Slides
• Video with Captions + Slides (requires Internet Explorer)
• Transcript
• Slides (.pdf)

Module 2: Sampling and Analytical Limitations & Sample Detection Limits

• Video + Slides
• Video with Captions + Slides (requires Internet Explorer)
• Transcript
• Slides (.pdf)
• Data File: Detection Limit Examples (.xls)

Module 3: Quality Assurance Quality Control

• Video + Slides
• Video with Captions + Slides (requires Internet Explorer)
• Transcript
• Slides (.pdf)
• Data Files
  • Springfield Example (.xls)
  • Aldehyde First and Second 2003 Data Sets (.xls)
  • Combined VOC Data Set (.xls)
  • Northbrook 2003 Example (.xls)
• Probability Graph Paper
  • Arithmetic-Probability Paper (.pdf)
  • 2 Log Cycles Probability Paper (.pdf)

If you have questions or feedback about these presentations, please contact Salvatore Cali at scali@uic.edu.

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Iraida Rios, Academic Coordinator