{"product_id":"statistical-analysis-of-geographical-data-9780470977033","title":"Statistical Analysis of Geographical Data","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStatistics Analysis of Geographical Data: An Introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of statistical analysis in geography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Dealing with data 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The role of statistics in geography 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 About this book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Data and measurement error 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Collecting and summarizing data 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Sampling methods 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Graphicalsummaries 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Summarizing data numerically 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Probability and sampling distributions 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Probability 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Probability and the normal distribution: z]scores 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Estimating parameters with confidence intervals 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Confidence intervals on the mean of a normal distribution: the basics 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Confidence intervals in practice: the t]distribution 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Sample size 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Confidence intervals for a proportion 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Comparing datasets 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Hypothesis testing with one sample: general principles 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Comparing means from small samples: one]sample t]test 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Comparing proportions for one sample 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Comparing two samples 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Non]parametric hypothesis testing 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Comparing distributions: the Chi]squared test 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Chi]squared test with one sample 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Chi]squared test for two samples 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Analysis of variance 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Oneway analysis of variance 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Assumptions and diagnostics 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Multiple comparison tests after analysis of variance 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Non]parametric methods in the analysis of variance 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Summary and further applications 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Correlation 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Correlation analysis 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Pearson’s product]moment correlation coefficient 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Significance tests of correlation coefficient 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Correlation and causality 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Linear regression 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Least]squares linear regression 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Scatter plots 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Choosing the line of best fit: the ‘least]squares’procedure 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Analysis of residuals 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Assumptions and caveats with regression 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Is the regression significant? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Coefficient of determination 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests concerning regression parameters 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Reduced major axis regression 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Spatial statistics 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Spatial data 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Summarizing spatial data 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Identifying clusters 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Interpolation and plotting contour maps 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Spatial relationships 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Time series analysis 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Time series in geographical research 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Analysing time series 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Introduction to the R package 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Statistical tables 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 243\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402472956247,"sku":"9780470977033","price":100.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470977033.jpg?v=1730480507","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/statistical-analysis-of-geographical-data-9780470977033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}