Advanced Spatial Statistics                                 Dr. Kenneth M. Hinkel

(15-Geog-586)                                                       400F Braunstein Hall

Winter, 2005                                                          556-3430

12:00-12:50 MWF                                                  Office Hrs: 11-12 MWF

e-mail: Kenneth.Hinkel@uc.edu                                                TA:

 

Course Description/Objectives:  This course deals with understanding the application of spatial statistics in human and physical geography, and in the earth sciences.  Emphasis is placed on concepts, problem formulation, interpretation of statistical software output, and analyzing mapped patterns. 

 

Grading: (Tentative)   30%     Midterm Exam

                                    40%     Labs and Quizzes

                                    30%     Final Project

 

Textbook:   An Introduction to Statistical Problem Solving in Geography, 2nd Edition,  by McGrew and Monroe.  McGraw Hill, 2000.

 

Tentative Schedule:  It may be necessary to modify the schedule.

 

Lect #

Date

Topics Covered

Assi:

1

M: 1/3

Intro: Purpose of course, MidWest data set, clim norms, groups for var anal of normality (I do prec)  10 bins

Chapt 1&2 (end week); data set 7wks.

2

W: 1/5

Go over Chi-Sq method, bins, stats, show how to do by hand and spreadsheet, show NCSS and prob calculator

 

3

F: 1/7

Table X2 and vars: go over Wed again, more detail, sorting, cover use of DescStats MAAT in NCSS, histo, Type I and II

 

4

M: 1/10

X2 results from each variable; NCSS analysis of same and interpretation of results; t-tst sample and mu; dividing prec up by first 50 and 2-sample t-test; dividing up using random numb generator and compare results.  Assi:  Manual Chi sq new var 8 bins, analyze divided Elev sample for 2-sample t-test

Chapt 3, 5, 7 (to p103), end week

5

W: 1/12

Cover ManChi with 8 bins, elev 2sample t-test.  Lecture 2: Covariation, correlation coeff, examples weak vs. strong.  Do same in NCSS with corr and matrix, scatter diagram matrix.  Discuss MapViewer centroid, data file development.

 

6

F: 1/14

25 min: Quiz 1 (grade at home).  Concept of least squares, r2, slope and intercept, SEE, example snowfall

 

7

M:1/17

No class: MLK

 

8

W:1/19

Continue: Total, expl, unexpl var, residuals, curves and curve fitting; NCSS for LakeSnow output), MAAT and Lat, Prec and Lat, Return Quiz 1.

Chapt 8, 9, 10 & 11

9

F:1/21

Ocean Crust, Metropolis and curve fitting.  Mult reg PPT (3), demo with MapView (midwest), Surfer, plane fitting.

 

10

M:1/24

Continue, prec lat, long.  See A,B,C.  Demonstrate concordance with Surfer, mapping and residuals of planar fit to prec.  Quiz 2, take home.

Chapts 13 & 14

11

W:1/26

Finish multiple with D.  Then multicolinearity, mult var analy, stepwise reg

 

12

F:1/28

Go over Quiz 2.  Demo with elev.  Do same with Discharge data set from Quiz 1.

 

13

M:1/31

Go through Surfer and NCSS, lab day

 

14

W:2/2

Discuss choropleth maps, OhioAccidents, multiple regression

 

15

F:2/4

Mid-Term

4, 12

16

M:2/7

Review exam.  Lecture 5: Time/spatial series analysis:  filtering (smoothing and amplifying), 1- and 2-d, EW-42N and 110to 120

6, 7 sampling

17

W:2/9

Continue example in Grapher, running vs weighted averages, autocorrelation and SSP, components of spatial var.

 

18

F:2/11

Guest: Wolf Roder: Contingency analysis

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19

M:2/14

Power spectra & Fourier transforms, examples, begin Lecture 6: mean center and weighted mean center (USCentroid2000),

 

20

W:2/16

Cont with example, same with area weighted mean, sampling strategies, nearest neighbor stat, finish Lect 6.

 

21

F:2/18

Surfer output of NNS, test of randomness, Quiz 3.  HAND IN FINAL PROJECT MATERIALS

All books chapts done

22

M:2/21

Guest:

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23

W:2/23

Guest:

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24

F: 2/25

Guest:

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25

M:2/28

Student presentations of data analysis

 

26

W:3/2

Student presentations of data analysis

 

27

F: 3/4

Student presentations of data analysis

 

28

M:3/7

Student presentations of data analysis

 

29

W:3/9

Student presentations of data analysis

 

30

F:3/11

Student presentations of data analysis