Preface |
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1.1 The role of statistics in geography |
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1.1.1 Why do geographers need to use statistics? |
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1.3 Data and measurement error |
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1.3.1 Types of geographical data: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio |
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1.3.3 Measurement error, accuracy and precision |
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1.3.4 Reporting data and uncertainties |
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1.3.5 Significant figures |
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1.3.6 Scientific notation (standard form) |
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1.3.7 Calculations in scientific notation |
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2 Collecting and summarizing data |
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2.1.3 Systematic sampling |
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2.1 A Stratified sampling |
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2.2.1 Frequency distributions and histograms |
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2.3 Summarizing data numerically |
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2.3.1 Measures of central tendency: mean, median and mode |
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2.3.5 Measures of dispersion |
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2.3.8 Coefficient of variation |
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2.3.9 Skewness and kurtosis |
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3 Probability and sampling distributions |
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3.1.1 Probability, statistics and random variables |
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3.1.2 The properties of the normal distribution |
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3.2 Probability and the normal distribution: z-scores |
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3.3 Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem |
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4 Estimating parameters with confidence intervals |
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4.1 Confidence intervals on the mean of a normal distribution: the basics |
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4.2 Confidence intervals in practice: the t-distribution |
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4.4 Confidence intervals for a proportion |
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5.1 Hypothesis testing with one sample: general principles |
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5.1.1 Comparing means: one-sample z-test |
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5.1.3 General procedure for hypothesis testing |
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5.2 Comparing means from small samples: one-sample t-test |
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5.3 Comparing proportions for one sample |
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5.4 Comparing two samples |
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5.4.1 Independent samples |
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5.4.2 Comparing means: t-test with unknown population variances assumed equal |
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5.4.3 Comparing means: t-test with unknown population variances assumed unequal |
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5.4.4 t-test for use with paired samples (paired t-test) |
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5.4.5 Comparing variances: F-test |
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5.5 Non-parametric hypothesis testing |
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5.5.1 Parametric and non-parametric tests |
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5.5.2 Mann-whitney U-test |
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6 Comparing distributions: the Chi-squared test |
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6.1 Chi-squared test with one sample |
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6.2 Chi-squared test for two samples |
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7.1 One-way analysis of variance |
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7.2 Assumptions and diagnostics |
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7.3 Multiple comparison tests after analysis of variance |
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7.4 Non-parametric methods in the analysis of variance |
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7.5 Summary and further applications |
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8.2 Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient |
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8.3 Significance tests of correlation coefficient |
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8.4 Spearman's rank correlation coefficient |
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8.5 Correlation and causality |
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9.1 Least-squares linear regression |
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9.3 Choosing the line of best fit: the `least-squares' procedure |
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9.4 Analysis of residuals |
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9.5 Assumptions and caveats with regression |
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9.6 Is the regression significant? |
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9.7 Coefficient of determination |
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9.8 Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests concerning regression parameters |
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9.8.1 Standard error of the regression parameters |
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9.8.2 Tests on the regression parameters |
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9.8.3 Confidence intervals on the regression parameters |
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9.8.4 Confidence interval about the regression line |
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9.9 Reduced major axis regression |
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142 | (3) |
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10.1.1 Types of spatial data |
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10.1.2 Spatial data structures |
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10.2 Summarizing spatial data |
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10.2.2 Weighted mean centre |
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10.2.3 Density estimation |
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10.3 Identifying clusters |
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10.3.2 Nearest neighbour statistics |
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10.4 Interpolation and plotting contour maps |
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10.5 Spatial relationships |
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10.5.1 Spatial autocorrelation |
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164 | (7) |
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11.1 Time series in geographical research |
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11.2 Analysing time series |
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11.2.1 Describing time series: definitions |
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11.2.2 Plotting time series |
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11.2.3 Decomposing time series: trends, seasonality and irregular fluctuations |
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180 | (6) |
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11.2.5 Removing trends (`detrending' data) |
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11.2.6 Quantifying seasonal variation |
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Appendix A Introduction to the R Package |
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Appendix B Statistical tables |
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References |
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241 | (2) |
Index |
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