Statistical Methods for Geography
A Student's Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 21. January 2010
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-84860-002-7 (ISBN)
Description
'This book provides students with everything they need to know in both a basic statistics course and also in introductory courses focused on spatial data analysis. It is extremely well-written, well-organised and has plenty of easily understood examples - really the ideal textbook. I recommend it extremely highly' - Stewart Fotheringham, Director, National Centre for Geocomputation National University of Ireland Maynooth
The Third Edition of this bestselling student favourite has again been revised and updated to provide an expert introduction to the principal methods and techniques needed to understand a statistics module.
Features new to this edition include:
- further introductory material
- updated exercises and illustrative examples
- updated downloadable datasets
The Third Edition of this bestselling student favourite has again been revised and updated to provide an expert introduction to the principal methods and techniques needed to understand a statistics module.
Features new to this edition include:
- further introductory material
- updated exercises and illustrative examples
- updated downloadable datasets
Reviews / Votes
This book provides students with everything they need to know in both a basic statistics course and also in introductory courses focused on spatial data analysis. It is extremely well-written, well-organised and has plenty of easily understood examples - really the ideal textbook. I recommend it extremely highlyStewart Fotheringham
Director, National Centre for Geocomputation National University of Ireland Maynooth
It should be stated on the outset: this is an excellent textbook recommended for
all geographers, students and teachers alike. The book excels in many aspects: its
content is rich and well balanced, its clarity is superb, and it is replete with examples
and exercises. The book is user-friendly to students who are interested in understanding the application of statistical tests and in properly interpreting the results, rather than in delving in the mathematics involved.
Shaul Krakover
Geography Research Forum -- Stewart Fotheringham It should be stated on the outset: this is an excellent textbook recommended for all geographers, students and teachers alike. The book excels in many aspects: its content is rich and well balanced, its clarity is superb, and it is replete with examples and exercises. The book is user-friendly to students who are interested in understanding the application of statistical tests and in properly interpreting the results, rather than in delving in the mathematics involved. -- Shaul Krakover
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 186 mm
Weight
814 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84860-002-7 (9781848600027)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
01/2006
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€116.56
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Person
Peter A. Rogerson is SUNY (State University of New York) Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA. He also holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Biostatistics.
Content
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography
Descriptive Statistics
Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions
Continuous Probability Distributions and Probability Models
Inferential Statistics: Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Testing and Sampling
Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Introduction to Regression Analysis
More on Regression
Spatial Patterns
Some Spatial Aspects of Regression Analysis
Data Reduction: Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis
Epilogue
Appendix A: Statistical Tables
Table A.1 Random Digits
Table A.2 Normal Distribution
Table A.3 Student's t-Distribution
Table A.4 Cumulative t-Distribution
Table A.5 F-Distribution
Table A.6 X2 Distribution
Appendix B: Mathematical Conventions and Notation
B.1 Mathematical Conventions
B.2 Mathematical Notation
Appendix C: Review and Extension of Some Probability Theory
C.1 Expected Values
C.2 Variation of a Random Variable
C.3 Covariance of Random Variables
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography
Descriptive Statistics
Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions
Continuous Probability Distributions and Probability Models
Inferential Statistics: Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Testing and Sampling
Analysis of Variance
Correlation
Introduction to Regression Analysis
More on Regression
Spatial Patterns
Some Spatial Aspects of Regression Analysis
Data Reduction: Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis
Epilogue
Appendix A: Statistical Tables
Table A.1 Random Digits
Table A.2 Normal Distribution
Table A.3 Student's t-Distribution
Table A.4 Cumulative t-Distribution
Table A.5 F-Distribution
Table A.6 X2 Distribution
Appendix B: Mathematical Conventions and Notation
B.1 Mathematical Conventions
B.2 Mathematical Notation
Appendix C: Review and Extension of Some Probability Theory
C.1 Expected Values
C.2 Variation of a Random Variable
C.3 Covariance of Random Variables