Syllabus
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Course Code: B-GEO-402 Course Name: Statistical methods in Geography |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Descriptive statistics: visual descriptive methods, histograms, frequency curve. 2. Measures of central tendency and partition values. |
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| 2 | 3. Measure of dispersion: quartile deviation, mean deviation and standard deviation. 4. Probability distributionand normal curve. |
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| 3 | 5. Sampling: types of sampling and its applications in geographical studies. 6. Inferential statistics: confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. |
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| 4 | 7. Measures of inequality: Loren curve, Gini’s coefficient. 8. Bivariate analysis: scatter diagram, correlation (Spearman’s rank correlation). |
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