Z0069 Quantitative methods in geography

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Pavel Prošek, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Statistical methods and its importance for data processing in the geography and other sciences. Principal terms. Graphical processing of geographical phenomena. Frequency distribution and its graphical presentation. Fundamental characteristics of the samples. Theoretical distributions and their construction. Estimation of parent population parameters. Testing of hypothesis. Variance analysis. Assessment of dependence of qualitative and quantitative signs - correlation and regression, contingence tables. Cluster analysis. Time series, their classification and basic characteristics. Selected methods of time series analysis in the geography (harmonic analysis, autocorrelation).
Syllabus
  • Statistical methods and its importance for data processing in the geography and other sciences. Principal terms. Graphical processing of geographical phenomena. Frequency distribution and its graphical presentation. Fundamental characteristics of the samples. Theoretical distributions and their construction. Estimation of parent population parameters. Testing of hypothesis. Variance analysis. Assessment of dependence of qualitative and quantitative signs - correlation and regression, contingence tables. Cluster analysis. Time series, their classification and basic characteristics. Selected methods of time series analysis in the geography (harmonic analysis, autocorrelation).
Literature
  • Lepš, Jan. Biostatistika(1996).české Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 166 s. ISBN 80-7040-154-0. Reisenauer, Roman. Metody matematické statistiky (1970). Praha: PRÁCE-SNTL, 239 s.
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf. Statistické metody v geografii : cvičení. 3. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1995, 177 s. ISBN 8021012609. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: nutno zakončit v 1. semestru
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: nutno zakončit v 1. semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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