GEOG 278 - R/Statistics in Geography

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Mathematics

An introduction to statistical research methods in geography. This course covers classical and spatial statistics as applied to research in physical and human geography. Topics covered include description, inference, significance, and prediction based on samples drawn from geographic data. . (Students may not receive credit for more than one 200-level statistics course, including credit for more than one of the following courses: BIOL 250, ECON 205, GEOG 278, MATH 242, MATH 262, PLSC 251, PSYC 250, and SOCL 211.) Offered every year.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 102 or GEOG 111 and GEOG 112 or GEOG 123 or permission of instructor.