Z0069 Geographical Data Analysis

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, 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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. Time series, their classification and basic characteristics. Selected methods of time series analysis in geography. Introduction to multivariate statistics.
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.Time series, their classification and basic characteristics. Selected methods of time series analysis in the geography. Introduction to multivariate statistics.
Literature
  • ROGERSON, Peter. Statistical methods for geography : a student guide. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications, 2006, xvi, 304. ISBN 1412907969. info
  • FOTHERINGHAM, A. Stewart, Chris BRUNSDON and Martin CHARLTON. Quantitative geography : perspectives on spatial data analysis. London: SAGE Publications, 2000, xii, 270. ISBN 0761959483. info
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf. Statistické metody v geografii : cvičení. 3. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1995, 177 s. ISBN 8021012609. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat :analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 583 s. ISBN 8071788201. info
  • BUDÍKOVÁ, Marie. Statistika. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 186 s. ISBN 8021034114. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, 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.