Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition

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.

James Burt is Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he teaches climatology, quantitative methods, and computer cartography. He papers have appeared in such publications as «MDUL»Climatic Change«MDNM»«MDNM», «MDUL»Geographical Analysis«MDNM», «MDUL»Physical Geography«MDNM», «MDUL»Water Resources Research«MDNM», «MDUL»Publications in Climatology«MDNM», and the «MDUL»Annals of the Association of American Geographers«MDNM».