Courses
GEOG2007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography (3 units)
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
This course provides an introduction into statistical analysis of geographic data. Through real-world examples from various topic areas of geography, students learn sampling methods, descriptive and inferential statistical techniques for analyzing geographic data. Topics include hypothesis testing, spatial statistics, statistical relationships between variables, and how to generate, summarize and present geographic data, etc. The course will help students develop a solid knowledge basis for studying more advanced methods of geographic analysis in future.