Wandering around Memphis, TN recently, I was able to use my phone to tell me the value of a mansion I was passing by, and locate the hotel famous for letting ducks use the elevator. I could also have used it to find Graceland, but some tasks still lie well within the realm of the human brain. Location data is now the fastest growing
type of data, and its effective use is the province of spatial statistics. Learn more about the statistical foundations of
geospatial analysis in David Unwin's online course "Spatial Statistics (with GIS)," May 11 - June 8 at Statistics.com.
Upcoming courses:
Apr 13: Introduction to Quantitative Risk Analysis
Apr 27: Interactive Data Visualization
May 11: Spatial Statistics (with GIS) - (see below)
May 18: Financial Risk Modeling
"Spatial Statistics with GIS" includes practical work with GIS software, and covers the spatial analytical methods that GIS users need to make best use of both their spatial data and their GIS, and answer such questions as:
- Is there an unusual cluster of crimes/cases of a disease here that we need to worry about?
- Do my data show variation across the country that I need to know about?
- What is the air temperature here most likely to be?
Dr. David Unwin, the instructor, is the author of "Geographic Information Analysis," (2nd ed., with D. O'Sullivan, 2010),
"Re-presenting GIS" (2005), a number of other books on the subject, and over 100 academic articles. He is Emeritus Professor of Geography at Birkbeck College, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Geomatic Engineering, both University of London. He developed the world's first wholly internet-delivered Master's program in GIS in 1998, and, in February of this year, received the Ron F Abler Honor of the Association of American Geographers for distinguished service. Participants can ask questions and exchange comments directly with Dr. Unwin via a private discussion board
during the course.
Details and Registration: http://www.statistics.com/spatial-statistics-gis
The course takes place online at statistics.com in a series of 4 weekly lessons and assignments, and requires about 15 hours/week. Participate at your own convenience; there are not set times when you are required to be online.
Peter Bruce
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