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Statistical Methods for Geography
A Student's Guide – 3rd Edition
Peter A. Rogerson
Table of contents:
1. Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography
2. Descriptive Statistics
3. Probability and Discrete Probability Distributions
4. Continuous Probability Distributions and Probability Models
5. Inferential Statistics: Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Testing and Sampling
6. Analysis of Variance
7. Correlation
8. Introduction to Regression Analysis
9. More on Regression
10. Spatial Patterns
11. Some Spatial Aspects of Regression Analysis
12. Data Reduction: Factor Analysis and Cluster Analysis
Epilogue
Appendix A: Statistical Tables
A.1 Random Digits
A.2 Normal Distribution
A.3 Student's t-Distribution
A.4 Cumulative distribution of Student’s t-Distribution
A.5 F-Distribution
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 Variance of a random variable
C.3 Covariance of random variables
2nd Edition
Nicholas Clifford, Shaun French & Gill Valentine
Table of contents:
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED IN GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
1. Getting Started in Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help
2. How to Conduct a Literature Search
3. Ethical Practice in Geographical Research
4. Health and Safety in the Field
PART TWO: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
5. Making Use of Secondary Data
6. Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
7. Finding Historical Sources
8. Semi-structured Interviews and Focus Groups
9. Participant Observation
10. Geography and the Interpretation of Visual Imagery
11. Participatory Research Methods
12. Working in Different Cultures
13. Internet Mediated Research
14. Diaries as a Research Method
PART THREE: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
15. Getting Information About the Past: Palaeo and Historical Data Sources of Climate
16. Making Observations and Measurements in the Field
17. Sampling in Geography
18. Analysing a Natural System
19. Numerical Modelling in Physical Geography: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
20. Using Remotely Sensed Imagery
PART FOUR: REPRESENTING AND INTERPRETING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
21. Data Handling and Representation
22. Mapping and Graphicacy
23. Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Data
24. An Introduction to Geostatistics
25. Using Geographical Information Systems
26. Statistical Analysis Using PASW (formerly SPSS)
27. Coding Transcripts and Diaries
28. Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis
29. Analysing Historical and Archival Sources
30. Analysing Cultural Texts
31. Writing Essays, Reports and Dissertations
32. Understanding Assessment
Glossary
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