Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods

GEOG 2026  Introduction to Quantitative Methods

Prerequisites:

GOEG 1016 or GEOG 1017. This is an introductory statistics course. A student in a degree program cannot retain credit for more than nine credits of introductory statistics courses.

Restrictions:

This is an introductory statistics course. A student in a degree program cannot retain credit for more than nine credits of introductory statistics courses.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This is a systematic techniques course that provides an introduction to some basic statistical concepts and techniques that are common to all disciplines in the Social Sciences. These include: data collection and description, formulation and testing of hypotheses, time series analysis, and simple linear regression and correlation methods. The majority of examples employed focuses on applications in geography. Particular emphasis is placed on computer-based analysis including the use of SPSS and an introduction to computer mapping. This course may be credited towards Science.