Category Archives: Geography Practicals/Lab and Statistical Techniques

Chi-Square Test Example

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

You research two groups and put them in categories single, married or divorced: The numbers are definitely different, but … Is that just random chance? Or have you found something interesting? The Chi-Square Test gives a “p” value to help you decide! … Continue reading →

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Conical Projections

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Four well-known normal conical projections are the Lambert conformal conic projection, the simple conic projection, the Albers equal-area projection and the Polyconic projection. They give useful maps of mid-latitudes for countries which have no great extent in latitude. 1.Lambert conformal conic projection: The Lambert conformal conic projection is confomal. The … Continue reading →

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Normal Distribution

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

  A normal distribution, sometimes called the bell curve, is a distribution that occurs naturally in many situations. For example, the bell curve is seen in tests like the SAT and GRE. The bulk of students will score the average (C), … Continue reading →

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Defining Spatial Data

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Geographic position refers to the fact that each feature has a location that must be specified in a unique way. To specify the position in an absolute way a coordinate system is used. For small areas, the simplest coordinate system … Continue reading →

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