GEO 404
Quantitative Techniques in Geography II
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Course Description
This course goes a step further by training the students in quantitative techniques in geography.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. compute inferential statistics such as correlations, regression, principal components analysis,
detrended correspondence analysis; and
2. use statistical software in analyzing geographic data.
Course Outline
Introduction to models and their testing, Advanced statistical techniques, Inferential Statistics;
qualitative data analysis, spatial data analysis. Introduction to statistical behavioural models. Use
of statistical software (SPSS, EPI INFO, MINITAB, STRATA, eVIEW) in analyzing Geographic data.