Statistics for Geographers

Quantification has become an important aspect of research in geography. This course introduces the students to various methods and techniques of geographic research. At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. use statistics in geographic research; 2. sample from a given population; and 3. apply descriptive and inferential statistics in geographic research.

The place of statistics in geography; Data description and characteristics; Discrete and continuous variables, Data Scales, Frequency distributions and graphical presentation; Measures of central tendency and variability. Methods of sampling; spatial sampling, description of point patterns; nearest neighbour analysis.