Quantitative Geography

This course will introduce methods for collecting, analyzing, and reporting geographic data to characterize biological, physical and human geographical processes. Course topics include gathering samples, describing data and theoretical distributions, testing significance, and exploring spatial relationships. Real-world examples from physical and human geography as well as other related subject areas in biology will provide a foundation for more advanced courses and applications. Lab activities are computer-based using statistical software and data collection will involve the use of student-collected and Internet-provided datasets.