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Lecturer(s)
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Schlossarek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Dušková Lenka, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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The course will focus on the following themes: - frequencies, percentages, proportions - graphs - measures of central tendency and dispersion - normal curve - introduction to hypotheses testing - introduction to correlation and regression analysis - etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim of the course is to provide strundets with theoretical and practical knowledge of statistical methods and with the ability to apply it in field of geography and development studies.
Upon completion of the course students should be acquainted with elementary statistical procedures and methods used in geographical and development research.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam, Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work
For succesful completion of the course, students are required to write up seminar thesis aimed at selected statistical methods (credit), obtain knowledge within the extent of lectures and literature (exam) and gain the ability to work with a statistical software
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Recommended literature
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Bakytová, H., Urgon, M. (1976). Príklady zo štatistických metód. Bratislava: Alfa.
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Barber, G. M. (1988). Elementary Statistics for Geographers. New York: Guilford.
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Brázdil, R. et al. (1995). Statistické metody v geografii - cvičení. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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Fielding, L. J., Gilbert, N. (2006). Understanding social statistics. Sage Publications Ltd.
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Haining, R. (1990). Spatial Data Analysis in the Social and Environmental Sciences. Cambridge University Press.
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Hendl, J. (2009). Přehled statistických metod a zpracování dat. Praha: Portál.
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Kühnl, K. (1985). Úvod do kvantitativních metod pro geografy. Praha: SPN.
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Militký, J., Meloun, M. (2004). Statistické zpracování experimentálních dat. Praha: Academia.
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Rogerson, P. A. (2006). Statistical Methods for Geography : A Student Guide. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications.
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Silk, J. (1979). Statistical Concepts in Geography. Allen and Unwin.
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