Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition [Hardcover]

James E. Burt (Author), Gerald M. Barber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0898622824 | ISBN-13: 978-0898622829 | Edition: 2

Statistics courses frequently gloss over the foundations of statistical analysis and concentrate solely on method. As a result, students are able to perform the techniques, but do not know when to utilize them or how to interpret results incorporating statistical methods. Designed to give geography students a solid understanding of key statistical concepts, this in-depth text both presents basic techniques and fully explores their meaning and importance. Structured for optimal classroom use, the book includes helpful student exercises with answer keys. Four broad sections provide comprehensive coverage of descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, statistical relationships between two variables, and modern methods of analysis.

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"It has been difficult to find a good introductory statistics text that can be used with a class consisting of both physical and social science students. This textbook meets that demand by incorporating a good number of examples from both aspects of the discipline and including thorough discussions of introductory spatial statistics....Should prove useful as both a classroom textbook and a basic statistical reference."/m-/David R. Legates, University of Oklahoma

"Burt and Barber have extended and modernized a text that has long served geography students as a methodological foundation....This text will find its place in upper-level undergraduate courses and first-year graduate study for those with limited statistics backgrounds."/m-/Randall W. Jackson, Ohio State University

"The text is very well organized and contains a wealth of excellent examples and diagrams. Chapters on time-series and computer-intensive methods are particularly valuable."/m-/Scott Robeson, Indiana University

About the Author

James Burt is Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he teaches climatology, quantitative methods, and computer cartography. He papers have appeared in such publications as «MDUL»Climatic Change«MDNM»«MDNM», «MDUL»Geographical Analysis«MDNM», «MDUL»Physical Geography«MDNM», «MDUL»Water Resources Research«MDNM», «MDUL»Publications in Climatology«MDNM», and the «MDUL»Annals of the Association of American Geographers«MDNM».

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: Guilford Press; 2 edition (December 29, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898622824
• ISBN-13: 978-0898622829
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,681,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars clear and easy to follow, January 15, 2011

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This review is from: Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition (Hardcover)

as a primary introduction book for statistics in geography, it is clear and easy to follow. Very useful for geography students

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rock solid book, October 25, 1998

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This review is from: Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Second Edition (Hardcover)

Coming from UW Madison, what else could you expect. This book is used in at least several major departments nationwide, and should be on every geographer's shelf.