Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition - Softcover

Burt, James E.; Barber, Gerald M.

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9780898629996: Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0898629993 ISBN 13: 9780898629996
Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1995

Synopsis

Statistics courses frequently gloss over the foundations of statistical analysis and concentrate solely on method. As a result, students are able to perform the techniques, but do not know when to utilize them or how to interpret results incorporating statistical methods. Designed to give geography students a solid understanding of key statistical concepts, this in-depth text both presents basic techniques and fully explores their meaning and importance. Structured for optimal classroom use, the book includes helpful student exercises with answer keys. Four broad sections provide comprehensive coverage of descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, statistical relationships between two variables, and modern methods of analysis.

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About the Author

James E. Burt is Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin/n-/Madison.

Gerald M. Barber currently teaches in the Department of Geography at Queen's University in Canada and maintains an independent consulting practice.

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1. Statistics and Geography I. Descriptive Statistics 2. Univariate Descriptive Statistics 3. Descriptive Statistics for Spatial Distributions 4. Concepts of Time Series Analysis II. Inferential Statistics 5. Elementary Probability Theory 6. Random Variables and Probability Distributions 7. Sampling 8. Parametric Statistical Inference: Estimation 9. Parametric Statistical Inference: Hypothesis Testing 10. Parametric Statistical Inference: Two Sample Tests 11. Nonparametric Statistics III. Statistical Relationships between Two Variables 12. Correlation Analysis 13. Introduction to Regression Analysis 14. Inferential Aspects of Regression Analysis 15. Time Series Analysis 16. Exploratory Data Analysis 17. Computer-Intensive Methods

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Publisher
The Guilford Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0898629993
ISBN 13 
9780898629996
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
640
Rating
  • 4.29 out of 5 stars
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