| Course title | Quantitative methods in geography |
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| 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 | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | Course does not contain work placement |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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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
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture |
| Learning outcomes |
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Introduction for students to basic quantitative scientific research methods used in geography.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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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. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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 |