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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext An ideal starting point for undergraduates making the transition from school to university. Written in short, snappy chapters with user-friendly summaries and diagrams, it covers all of the foundational material, including: Basic Maths Data Statistics GIS R Big DataClosely aligned with the Q-Step quantitative social science programme, and including chapter summaries, learning objectives and colour illustrations throughout, Quantitative Geography is the perfect primer to a fundamental part of geography that early undergraduates often find daunting. Zusammenfassung The perfect primer and companion for undergraduate geography students approaching quantitative geography for the first time. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
