Research Catalog

Title

Quantitative geography; techniques and theories in geography [by] John P. Cole [and] Cuchlaine A.M. King.

Author

Cole, J. P. (John Peter), 1928-2020

Publication

London, New York [etc] J. Wiley [1968]

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Details

Additional Authors

King, Cuchlaine A. M.

Description

x, 692 pages illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subject

• Geography > Mathematics
• Mathematical geography
• Mathematical geography
• Geography > Mathematics
• Geografie
• Methode
• Quantifizierung
• Estatistica

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• MATHEMATICS: Introduction to set theory -- Boolean algebra and logic circuits -- Finite or modulo arithmetic -- Numbers -- Dimensions, scales and precision -- Calculations -- Tables and matrices -- Geometries -- Topology -- Combinations and permutations -- STATISTICS: Probability and statistical distribution -- Descriptive statistics -- Sampling -- Inferential statistics -- Inferential statistics -- 2 variables -- correlation -- Partial and multiple correlation -- METHODS OF DESCRIBING SINGLE DISTRIBUTIONS: Dots on a patch -- Characteristics of sets of dots -- Subset distributions -- The spacing of dots on patches -- Dots on a line -- The construction of a dot map -- Generalizing a dot distribution -- Central tendency and dispersion in a two-dimensional distribution -- Topological distributions -- COMPARISONS: Difficulties of comparison -- Comparing dots on lines -- Comparing lines on patches -- Comparing dots on patches -- Comparing patches on patches -- Further ideas on comparison -- CORRELATIONS BETWEEN TWO OR MORE DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE SAME AREA: The correlation idea in geography -- Ranking and rank correlation -- The product-moment correlation matrix -- Factor analysis -- COMPARING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS: Comparing correlations between one pair of variables -- Comparing correlations in Italy, Spain and France -- Comparing relationships between many variables in North and Peninsular Italy -- An example of factor analysis applied to geomorphological data for six areas in northern England -- THE WORLD AS A SPHERICAL UNIT: The Earth's shell -- Forces external to the earth's shell -- The Earth's shell as a single physical entity -- Patterns on the earth's shell -- The world as a unit in human geography -- Mapping on a spherical earth -- New views of world distributions --
• GEOGRAPHY AND THREE SPACE DIMENSIONS: Three space dimensions -- Lines in three dimensions -- Surfaces in three dimensions -- Volume and three dimensional shape -- Three-dimensional space in human geography -- GEOGRAPHY AND TIME: Measurement of time -- Events on a time scale -- Space as evidence for time -- Time and distance -- Kinematic waves -- Time and area -- Cycles in time -- Time series statistics -- Prediction -- MODELS AND ANALOGIES: Scale models -- The map as a model -- Simulation models -- Mathematical models -- Theoretical or conceptual models -- Analogies in physical geography -- Analogies in human geography -- Operational gaming models -- THEORIES, TENDENCIES AND LAWS: Introduction and definitions -- Theories -- Tendencies -- Laws -- NETWORKS AND CLASSIFICATION: Graphs or networks -- Types of network -- Stream networks -- Movement in physical geography -- Movement in biogeography -- Transportation and communication networks -- Networks that form compartments -- Critical path analysis -- Classification -- Linkage analysis -- SOME APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHY: Gathering, storing and retrieving data -- Applying knowledge if physical geography to solve problems -- Solving problems in human geography -- ORGANIZATION: An approach to geomorphology -- An operational framework for political geography -- Regional geography.

ISBN

• 0471164755
• 9780471164753
• 0471164763
• 9780471164760

LCCN

68054882

OCLC

• ocm00451539
• 451539
• SCSB-303943

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library