EGN3443: Statistics in Your Field

Probability & Statistics My Field: Civil Engineering 

Applications of Statistical Methods in Civil Engineering (Links to an external site.) by Prof. Don Coduto, Civil Engineering Department, Cal Poly Pomona. On this page Professor Coduto provides a way in many specialties of civil engineering that statistical methods can be applied.  These specialties include: Traffic/Transportation Engineering (multiple examples), Surveying and Mapping, Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering/Seismology, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Coastal and Port Engineering

Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering Proceedings –  the proceedings book is from this conference is available electronically for 2003-20014. To search for this use the Google Scholar search option on the USF website.  When you open it there is a link for USF embedded. The 2011 edition includes chapters on: risk assessment, bridge traffic loading, decision analysis, life-cyle cost analysis, maintenance and safety of aging infrastructure, natural hazards, timber structures, seismic hazard analysis, modeling tropical storm risks, geotechnical irsk and reliability, marine energy, risk and reliability for interdependent infrastructure systems, The Use of Statistics in Civil Engineering and Real Life (Links to an external site.) by Habib ur Rehman, Civil Engineer at Faisal Colony Larkana.  In this slide show, starting on slide 18 are a number of detailed examples of the use of statistics in Civil Engineering.

EGN3443: Statistics in Your Field

Credible Sources: Determining A Reputable Source 

There is a commonly referenced guide for determining reputable sources that will remain important for you as a professional, as you never want to be embarrassed by sharing inaccurate or false information. That guide is the CRAAP Test.

• Currency: Is the information/article you are looking at recent enough to be relevant.  This is not a specific date but should be examined based on the specific topic (e.g. There is much discussion going on around the Spanish Flu now, some of which may be relevant — will our economy ever recover? — some may not — How were patients with the Spanish Flu treated?)

• Relevance: Is the information/article about what you are looking for input on? Specific and focused.

• Authority: Does the source of the information/article have expertise on the topic being discussed? (e.g. Does the person presenting information have expertise to talk about a particular aspect of the pandemic?)

• Accuracy: Is the information based on solid, accurately interpreted, data that is a reasonable sample for what is being evaluated?

• Purpose: Why does the information exist?  If the information exists to sell or as propaganda, it may still be good but you have to ask more questions

DETAILED ASSIGNMENT

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