Quantitative and Statistical Approaches to Geography
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Quantitative and Statistical Approaches to Geography

A Practical Manual

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Quantitative and Statistical Approaches to Geography

A Practical Manual

About this book

Quantitative and Statistical Approaches to Geography: A Practical Manual is a practical introduction to some quantitative and statistical techniques of use to geographers and related scientists. This book is composed of 15 chapters, each begins with an outline of the purpose and necessary mechanics of a technique or group of techniques and is concluded with exercises and the particular approach adopted. These exercises aim to enhance student's ability to use the techniques as part of the process by which sound judgments are made according to scientific standards while tackling complex problems. After a brief introduction to the principles of quantitative and statistical geography, this book goes on dealing with the topics of measures of central tendency; probability statements and maps; the problem of time-dependence, time-series analysis, non-normality, and data transformations; and the elements of sampling methodology. Other chapters cover the confidence intervals and estimation from samples, statistical hypothesis testing, analysis of contingency tests, and non-parametric tests for independent and dependent samples. The final chapters consider the evaluation of correlation coefficients, regression prediction, and choice and limitations of statistical techniques. This book is of value to undergraduate geography students.

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Information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780080242958

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Quantitative and Statistical Approaches to Geography: A Practical Manual
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction.Quantification in a Context
  8. Chapter 2. Measures of Central Tendency
  9. Chapter 3. Measures of Dispersion
  10. Chapter 4. Probability Statements and Probability Maps
  11. Chapter 5. The Problem of Time-dependence and Time-series Analysis
  12. Chapter 6. The Problem of Non-normality and Data Transformations
  13. Chapter 7. Elements of Sampling Methodology
  14. Chapter 8. Confidence Intervals and Estimation from Samples
  15. Chapter 9. Statistical Hypothesis Testing Based on Student's t
  16. Chapter 10. x2 Tests and the Analysis of Contingency Tables
  17. Chapter 11. Further Non-parametric Tests for Independent Samples
  18. Chapter 12. Non-parametric Tests for Dependent (matched) Samples
  19. Chapter 13. The Strength of Relationships:Correlation Coefficients
  20. Chapter 14. The Form of Relationships and Prediction by Regression
  21. Chapter 15. Conclusion: Choice and Limitations of Statistical Techniques
  22. Further Reading
  23. References
  24. Answers to Numerical Questions
  25. Appendix: Statistical Tables
  26. Index