Practical Statistics For Geographers And Earth Scientists

Author : Nigel Walford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119957028
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists written by Nigel Walford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists provides an introductory guide to the principles and application of statistical analysis in context. This book helps students to gain the level of competence in statistical procedures necessary for independent investigations, field-work and other projects. The aim is to explain statistical techniques using data relating to relevant geographical, geospatial, earth and environmental science examples, employing graphics as well as mathematical notation for maximum clarity. Advice is given on asking the appropriate preliminary research questions to ensure that the correct data is collected for the chosen statistical analysis method. The book offers a practical guide to making the transition from understanding principles of spatial and non-spatial statistical techniques to planning a series analyses and generating results using statistical and spreadsheet computer software. Learning outcomes included in each chapter International focus Explains the underlying mathematical basis of spatial and non-spatial statistics Provides an geographical, geospatial, earth and environmental science context for the use of statistical methods Written in an accessible, user-friendly style Datasets available on accompanying website at www.wiley.com/go/Walford

Author : Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Publisher : Cram101
ISBN 13 : 9781478479642
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studyguide for Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists by Walford, Nigel written by Cram101 Textbook Reviews and published by Cram101. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again Includes all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides gives all of the outlines, highlights, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanies: 9780872893795. This item is printed on demand.

Author : Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Publisher : Cram101
ISBN 13 : 9781467261104
Total Pages : 148 pages
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Author : R. B. G. Williams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
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Download or read book Introduction to Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists written by R. B. G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aims of statistics. Types of numetical data. Populations and samples. Probability and randomness. Frequency distributions. Measures of central tendency. Measures of dispersion and skewness. The binomial and poisson distributions. The normal and log-normal distirbutions. Hypothesis testing. One-sample tests based on Z and t. Interval estimation based on z and t. Paired-sample test based on t and w. Two-sample tests based on F,t and U. Chi-square tests. the product-moment coefficient of correlation. The interpretation of correlation coefficients. Linear regression. Confidence limits and significance tests for sample regression lines.

Author : John H. Schuenemeyer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118102215
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists written by John H. Schuenemeyer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive treatment of statistical applications for solving real-world environmental problems A host of complex problems face today's earth science community, such as evaluating the supply of remaining non-renewable energy resources, assessing the impact of people on the environment, understanding climate change, and managing the use of water. Proper collection and analysis of data using statistical techniques contributes significantly toward the solution of these problems. Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists presents important statistical concepts through data analytic tools and shows readers how to apply them to real-world problems. The authors present several different statistical approaches to the environmental sciences, including Bayesian and nonparametric methodologies. The book begins with an introduction to types of data, evaluation of data, modeling and estimation, random variation, and sampling—all of which are explored through case studies that use real data from earth science applications. Subsequent chapters focus on principles of modeling and the key methods and techniques for analyzing scientific data, including: Interval estimation and Methods for analyzinghypothesis testing of means time series data Spatial statistics Multivariate analysis Discrete distributions Experimental design Most statistical models are introduced by concept and application, given as equations, and then accompanied by heuristic justification rather than a formal proof. Data analysis, model building, and statistical inference are stressed throughout, and readers are encouraged to collect their own data to incorporate into the exercises at the end of each chapter. Most data sets, graphs, and analyses are computed using R, but can be worked with using any statistical computing software. A related website features additional data sets, answers to selected exercises, and R code for the book's examples. Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists is an excellent book for courses on quantitative methods in geology, geography, natural resources, and environmental sciences at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a valuable reference for earth scientists, geologists, hydrologists, and environmental statisticians who collect and analyze data in their everyday work.

Author : R. B. G. Williams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
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Download or read book Intermediate Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists written by R. B. G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Harris
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317904400
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science written by Richard Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics are important tools for validating theory, making predictions and engaging in policy research. They help to provide informed commentary about social and environmental issues, and to make the case for change. Knowledge of statistics is therefore a necessary skill for any student of geography or environmental science. This textbook is aimed at students on a degree course taking a module in statistics for the first time. It focuses on analysing, exploring and making sense of data in areas of core interest to physical and human geographers, and to environmental scientists. It covers the subject in a broadly conventional way from descriptive statistics, through inferential statistics to relational statistics but does so with an emphasis on applied data analysis throughout.

Author : Nicholas Clifford
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473908973
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Methods in Geography written by Nicholas Clifford and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Practical, accessible, careful and interesting, this...revised volume brings the subject up-to-date and explains, in bite sized chunks, the ′how′s′ and ′why′s′ of modern day geographical study...[It] brings together physical and human approaches again in a new synthesis." —Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford Key Methods in Geography is the perfect introductory companion, providing an overview of qualitative and quantitative methods for human and physical geography. This Third Edition Features: 12 new chapters representing emerging themes including online, virtual and digital geographical methods Real-life case study examples Summaries and exercises for each chapter Free online access to full text of Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography Progress Reports The teaching of research methods is integral to all geography courses: Key Methods in Geography, Third Edition explains all of the key methods with which geography undergraduates must be conversant.

Author : John Collinson
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1780466358
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sedimentary Structures written by John Collinson and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised new edition, in colour for the first time, of an established textbook in sedimentology.

Author : Kevin Ward
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529704278
Total Pages : 247 pages
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Download or read book Researching the City written by Kevin Ward and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide for students focuses on the city and on the different ways to research it. The authors explain how urban studies research is done, from the original idea to design and implementation, through to writing up and representation. Substantive chapters explain each method in detail, from using archival methods, interviews, ethnography, questionnaires, discourse analysis and diaries, to using GIS and visual methods. This second edition offers: · A thorough introduction to the research process · Revised and updated discussions of foundational methods · A new chapter on sensory methods · A new chapter on social media as an object or a method of studying the city. With real world examples throughout and guided further reading for each chapter, it is an inspiring guide for students carrying out their own research in urban geography, urban planning, urban sociology and urban studies.