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Course: Quantitative methods in geography

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Course title Quantitative methods in geography
Course code KGE/KMG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drápela Emil, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Quantitative research and its applications in geography, basic statistical concepts 2. Basic descriptive statistical characteristics 3. Charts in geography, frequency distribution 4. Theoretical distribution 5. Estimates of statistical parameters 6. Hypothesis testing 7. Correlation and regression 8. Analysis of time series 9. Analysis of variance 10. Factor analysis 11. Cluster analysis 12. Collection of quantitative data 13. Creation of a quantitative questionnaire

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture
Learning outcomes
Introduction for students to basic quantitative scientific research methods used in geography.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Presentation of student research activity

Students are at the lecture gradually introduced to a variety of quantitative research methods, which then exercised in practice. For successful completion of the course must be elaborated tasks from lectures and successfully passed the exam.
Recommended literature
  • Clifford, N. J., Valentine, G. Key methods in geography. London: Sage, 2003. ISBN 0-7619-7491-1.
  • Cloke, P., Cook, I., Crang, P., Goodwin, M., Painter, J., Philo, C. Practising Human Geography.. London, 2004. ISBN 0 7619 7300 1.
  • FIELD, A. Discovering statistics using SPSS. 2009.
  • HARRIS, R. Quantitative geography: the basics. 2016.
  • Hay, I. Qualitative research methods in human geography. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 3rd ed., 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-543015-8.
  • Lindsay, J. M. Techniques in human geography. London: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0-415-15476-6.
  • ROGERSON, P. Statistical methods for geography: a student's guide. 2015.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education Study plan (Version): Applied Geography (19) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Technical University of Liberec, date of update: 01.05.2024 23:51.