Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists is a text that all students can work through, regardless of their geography or earth science stream degree pathway and their existing mathematical knowledge. The text demystifies the mathematical component of statistics and presents these techniques in an easy-to-understand fashion. Case studies that illustrate the workings of each technique through photographs and diagrams will help students visualize some of the processes involved. Also covered in the book is a clear explanation of how statistical software packages work INDICE: Preface Acknowledgements Glossary SECTION I IFIRST PRINCIPLES Chapter 1 Whats in a number? Chapter 2 Geographical data: quantity and content Chapter 3 Geographical data: collection and acquisition Chapter 4 Statistical measures (or quantities) Chapter 5 Frequency distributions, probability and hypotheses Flow diagrams SECTION II TESTING TIMES Chapter 6 Parametric tests Chapter 7 Non-parametric tests SECTION III FORMING RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 8 Correlation Chapter 9 Regression Chapter 10 Correlation and regression of spatial data SELECTED READING INDEX
- ISBN: 978-0-470-84914-9
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 03/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés