Date and Location

13-14 June 2023, USACE Los Angeles District

Instructors

Avital Breverman

Greg Karlovits

Software

Please have all software installed prior to class.  Apps requested via the App Portal can take 2 or more days to install, so please plan ahead.

Agenda

Day 1 (13 June 2023)
StartEndDurationModuleTopicInstructorLinkAdditional Links
08:3009:30601-1Probability and Statistics Refresher
(Lecture)
Karlovits

Videos

  1. Probability and Statistics Foundations Part 1
  2. Probability and Statistics Foundations Part 2
  3. Probability and Statistics Foundations Part 3
  4. Not covered in class: Probability and Statistics Foundations Part 4 
09:3009:4515
Break


09:4510:45601-2Frequency Analysis Refresher
(Lecture)
BrevermanFrequency Analysis.pptx

Videos

  1. Parametric Modeling Part 1 (Introduction)
  2. Parametric Modeling Part 2 (Developing a Representative Data Set)
  3. Parametric Modeling Part 3 (Selecting a Model)
  4. Parametric Modeling Part 4 (Model Visualization and Goodness of Fit)
    1. Material in this class is reduced
  5. Parametric Modeling Part 5 (Sources of Uncertainty)
    1. Material in this class is reduced
10:4511:45601-3Frequency Analysis Refresher
(Workshop)
BrevermanFrequency Analysis Refresher Workshop
11:4512:4560
Lunch


12:4513:45601-4Extreme Value Theory
(Lecture)
Karlovits

Videos

  1. Extreme Value Theory Part 1 (Introduction)
  2. Not covered in class: Extreme Value Theory Part 2 (Order Statistics)
  3. Extreme Value Theory Part 3 (First Extreme Value Theorem)
  4. Extreme Value Theory Part 4 (Second Extreme Value Theorem)
    1. Material in this class is significantly different than the video.
13:4514:45601-5Extreme Value Theory
(Workshop)
Karlovits
  1. Introduction to the Extreme Value Theory Workshop
  2. Task 1: Heterogeneous Sample
  3. Task 2: Homogeneous Samples

14:4515:0015
Break


15:0015:30301-6Data Requirements for Partial Duration Analysis
(Lecture)
BrevermanData Requirements for Partial Duration Series.pptx
15:3016:00301-7Why Use Partial Duration Analysis?
(Lecture)
Karlovits
Day 2 (14 June 2023)
StartEndDurationModuleTopicInstructorLink
08:3009:30602-1R/RStudio Crash Course
(Workshop)
Breverman/
Karlovits
R/RStudio Crash Course Workshop
09:3010:00302-2Flood Separation and Threshold Choice
(Lecture)
Karlovits
10:0010:1515
Break


10:1511:30752-3Flood Separation and Threshold Choice
(Workshop)
KarlovitsFlood Separation and Threshold Choice Workshop
11:3012:00302-4Annualization
(Lecture)
Karlovits
12:0013:0060
Lunch


13:0014:00602-5Annualization
(Workshop)
KarlovitsAnnualization Workshop
14:0014:45452-6Mixed Populations
(Lecture)
BrevermanMixed Populations.pptx
14:4515:0015
Class Photo/Break


15:0016:15752-7Mixed Populations
(Workshop)
BrevermanMixed Populations Workshop