AGE 100: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS, MAP ANALYSIS AND CARTOGRAPHY

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This is an introductory Section to statistics, which provides the definition and types of statistics. It also gives the purpose of statistical analyses, especially the meaning of statistical significance in geography. It demonstrates that even proper use of statistics does not guarantee useful results. Other important aspects introduced in this Section are a number of new terms, concepts and symbols that are used quite often in statistics.
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