Quantitative Methods in Geography: An Introduction to Spatial Analysis, by Peter J. Taylor

Quantitative geography: perspectives on spatial data analysis by A

The authors of this text are at the vanguard of progress in quantitative human geography. Their work provides a welcome and refreshing insight into current research. The authors, and their publishers, are to be congratulated on the high quality of this publication: both in terms of textual layout, and the quality of the figures. The book is organised into 10 chapters, of which the first and las...

GeoDa: An Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis∗

This paper presents an overview of GeoDa, a free software program intended to serve as a user-friendly and graphical introduction to spatial analysis for non-GIS specialists. It includes functionality ranging from simple mapping to exploratory data analysis, the visualization of global and local spatial autocorrelation, and spatial regression. A key feature of GeoDa is an interactive environmen...

Reviewing the results of qualitative and quantitative analysis of MCQs in Introduction to clinical medicine course

Background: At most of the medical universities, MCQ-based examinations are often use as the first component, particularly to ensure the candidates have an adequate knowledge base, prior to entering subsequent clinical examinations. Method: In ICM , 3973 MCQs were collected from tests over a four-year period from 2005 to2009. Questions were evaluated for 10 frequently occurring item writing f...

Philosophical Issues in Geography — An Introduction

Geography presents interesting and intricate trade-offs between empirical data and demands, on the one hand, and deep philosophical issues (from ontology to political philosophy), on the other. What is a geographic entity? What is the relationship between a geographic entity and a physical territory? Can a geographic entity survive without a territory or without definite borders? Can it survive...

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