Descriptive
statistics aims to describe, organize, classify, summarize and display a set of
data in a clear manner in the form of tables or graphic figures and calculate
various statistical measures to describe a variable (or more) in a given
population
Intended learning outcomes
By
studying this course, the student will be able to design frequency tables in
various fields of geography, master the application of measures of central
tendency, and will be able to distinguish between geographical statistical
methods, and be able to use them in the geographical study; To reach scientific
conclusions comparable and test
Teaching and learning methods
The course is taught by giving
lectures interspersed with panel discussions, visual presentations, and
scientific and practical exercises.
Methods of assessments
The course is evaluated by
calculating 40 marks for the works, divided into 20 marks for the written
midterm exam and 20 marks for participating in the discussion in the lecture. A
written final exam of 60 degrees is conducted in order to follow in the same
footsteps of the college.
The first week is the nature and
concept of geographical statistics
The second week, data collection
methods
The third week, methods of organizing
and tabulating data
The fourth week, types of
geographical samples
The fifth week presents the data
tabularly and graphically
Sixth week measures of central
tendency
The seventh week test measures of
central tendency
Eighth week midterm exam
The ninth week dispersion measures
The tenth week correlation
coefficient
Eleventh week simple linear
regression
Twelfth week chi-square test
Thirteenth week T-test
The fourteenth week is the difference
between descriptive and inferential statistics
The fifteenth week discuss some
exercises
Sixteenth week final exam
Books and references: -
• Dr .
Ahmed Abdel Samie, Principles of Statistics, Al-Nour Bookshop.
• Dr .
Taha Hussein Al-Zubaidi, Principles of Statistics, Library of Science Methods.
• Dr .
Muhammad Sobhi Abu Saleh, Principles of Statistics, Al-Nour Bookshop.
Note: The course instructor
determines the main reference for teaching the course, and uses what he deems
appropriate from the supporting references.