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The perfect primer and companion for undergraduate geography students approaching quantitative geography for the first time.
List of contents
PART 1: ABOUT QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHY
Introducing Quantitative Geography
The Use and Abuse of Statistics
PART 2: FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHY
Principles of Statistics (or, how statistics work)
Some Maths and Notation
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Statistical Testing, statistical significance and why they are contentious
PART 3: DOING QUANTITATIVE GEOGRAPHY
Data Presentation and Graphics
Mapping and GIS
Looking at Relationships and Creating Models
Multiple regression and geography
Analysing Geographical Patterns and Differences
An Introduction to R
About the author
Richard Harris is Professor of Quantitative Social Geography at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. He is the lead author on two textbooks about quantitative methods in geography and related disciplines: Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science (Prentice Hall, 2011) and Geodemographics, GIS and Neighbourhood Targeting (Wiley, 2005).
Richard′s research interests are in the geographies of education and the education of geographers. He is currently Director of Bristol Q-Step Centre, part of a multimillion pound UK initiative to raise quantitative skills training among social science students, and has worked with both the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and Higher Education Academy to promote numeracy and to support the transition of students from schools to University.
Summary
The perfect primer and companion for undergraduate geography students approaching quantitative geography for the first time.
