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Objectives and competences

Students: - will learn basic statistical methods in geography, - get acquainted with usage of those methods in scientific, research and pedagogical work, - using basic statistical methods, students will perceive basic statistical concepts and methods of statistical work: quantitative processing and analysis of statistical geospatial data, determining principles in mass occurrences, quantitative conveyance of principles and qualitative valuation, - also acquire basic ability in computer data processing.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Basic concepts in statistics (population, sample, unit, variable). 2. Geographical sampling methods. 3. Geographical databases – collecting data, managing and developing spatial databases. 4. Univariate statistical methods in geography (relative measures, frequency distributions, kvantiles, central tendency measures, variability measures) 5. Statistcal inference on geographical topics (F-test, t-test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test). 6. Bivariate statistical methods in geography (kontigency tables, ?2 statistics, linear regression, correlatiion).

Learning and teaching methods

- lectures, - AV presentations, - Key-studies discussions.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Students: - acquire ability to process, analyse and quantitatively valuate empirical data of mass occurrences through use of statistical methods, - may, on a basis of critical analysis of empirical data and based on quantitative expressing of principles, critically valuate geographic occurrences and processes in geographic space and substantiate principles through research work, - may efficiently use basic statistical methods for research and pedagogical work.

Readings

Ivajnšič, D. 2020: Kvantitativne metode v geografiji : zbirka vaj z rešitvami. Maribor: Filozofska fakulteta, Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2020. 1 spletni vir, ilustr. http://185.164.136.112:21201/ivajnsicStudentskaGradiva/kvantitativneMetodeVGeografiji/ Ivajnšič, D., Geografski informacijski sistemi : zbirka vaj. Maribor: Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2019. 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF ([138] str.)), ilustr. http://185.164.136.112:21201/ivajnsicStudentskaGradiva/geografskiInformacijskiSistemi/. Rogerson P.A. 2010: Statistical Methods for Geography; A student’s Guide, Third Edition; SAGE Publications, London. Košmelj K. 2007. Uporabna statistika. Druga dopolnjena izdaja. Ljubljana, Biotehniška fakulteta. Kitchin R., Tate N.J. 2000: Conducting Research into Human Geography, theory, methodology and practice. London. Pfajfar L., Arh F. 2000: Statistika 1, Ekonomska fakulteta, UL, Ljubljana. Rogerson P.A. Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography. http://www.sagepub.com/rogerson3e/Chapter%201.pdf. Vsako študijsko leto bo seznam študijske literature posodobljen./ The list of study literature will be updated each school year.

Prerequisits

None.

  • izr. prof. dr. DANIJEL IVAJNŠIČ

  • Written examination: 50
  • Computer skills: 50

  • : 15
  • : 10
  • : 30
  • : 65

  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • GEOGRAPHY - 2nd