| Module Identifier |
GG21710 |
| Module Title |
ANALYSIS + PRESENTATION OF QUANTITATIVE DATA |
| Academic Year |
2001/2002 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Bryn Hubbard |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Other staff |
Dr Tom Coulthard |
| Pre-Requisite |
Only available to intending Honours Geographers |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 10 x 1 hr |
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Practicals / Field Days | 10 x 4 hrs |
| Assessment |
Course work | Continuous assessment based on the production of one workbook covering all 10 practical classes. | 100% |
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Resit assessment | Continuous assessment | 100% |
Module Outline (Lecture Themes)
The module will be presented in 10 sessions, each comprising an introductory lecture of 1 hour following by a surgery class for 1 hour. Each session will be accompanied by a computer-based practical that students will be required to complete in their own time. We strongly recommend students complete their practical work in the week following the relevant lecture - allowing full use of the following week's surgery session and leaving time at the end of the semester to fine tune the completed workbook.
Familiarisation with the data handling, processing and presentation techniques involved will be achieved using data sets provided from a range of geographical and earth science settings. The course will cover discrete, but progressive, themes:
I. Data acquisition and description
sampling strategies; types of data; data storage; data description; data reduction and creating tables
II. Sample comparison
t-test and chi; analysis of variance
III. Plotting data
creating graphs; transforming data; interpreting graphs
IV. Correlation and regression
linear
V. Correlation and regression
non-linear and multiple
VI. Advanced graphic techniques
time series; histograms, multiple plots
VII. Plotting surface graphs and contours
VIII. Geographical Information Systems
IX. Geographical Information Systems
X. Presentation software
Module Aims
To provide sound training in the computer-based generation, manipulation and presentation of quantitative data in geography and earth science. Many aspects of the course will be directly relevant to the undergraduate dissertation performed at Level 3.
Module objectives / Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be proficient in computer-based data handling, manipulation, and presentation, and in the use of a variety of computer software packages, including GIS and the world wide web.
Reading Lists
Books
** Essential Reading
Diamond, I. and Jefferies, J.. (2001)
Beginning statistics. Sage
** Recommended Background
Ebdon, D.. (1987)
Statistics in Geography. Blackwell
Johnson, R.J.. (1980)
Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Geography. Longman
Kranzler, G. and Moursund, J.. (1998)
Statistics for the Terrified. Prentice Hall
Shaw, G. and Wheeler, D.. (1984)
Statistical Techniques in Geographical Analysis. David Fulton, London