| Quantitative Techniques in Geography: An Introduction Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hammond, R. (Author), McCullagh, Patrick S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198740670 ISBN-13: 9780198740674 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1978 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 910.018 |
| LCCN: 79308406 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new and enlarged edition contains extra material on a number of topics, including geography and computers, transformation and combination of data, cluster sampling, the use of surrogates and linear programming. As in the first edition the authors attempt to give an insight into some of the techniques and underlying concepts of numerical analysis which form such an integral part of modern geography. Worked examples and exercises for the student are included throughout the text. The examples are taken from both physical and human geography. |