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GGIT537 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

Course Code: 8650537
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Geodetic And Geographical Information Technologies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Descriptive statistics of geographical data. Measurement Scales. Probability theory. Discrete and continuous probability distributions used in geography. Statistical inference, hypothesis testing and sampling for spatial data. Parameter estimation, correlation and regression analysis of geographical data. Introduction to Spatial Statistics.