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Title:
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Practical statistics for geographers and earth scientists
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Authors:
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Nigel Walford
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-470-84914-9
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Size:
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xxiii, 416 p. / ill., maps / 26 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-402) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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G70.3
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Subjects:
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Geography--Statistical methods
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Description:
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The book provides an introductory guide to the principles and application of statistical analysis in context. It explains statistical techniques using the data relating to relevant geographical, geospatial, earth and environmental science examples, employing graphics as well as mathematical notation for maximum clarity.
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Contents note:
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What's in a number? -- Geographical data : quantity and content -- Geographical data : collection and acquisition -- Statistical measures (or quantities) -- Frequency distributions, probability and hypotheses -- Parametric tests -- Nonparametric tests -- Correlation -- Regression -- Correlation and regression of spatial data.
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