Introduction to Methods for Geographers

• methods, methodology; overview of basic quantitative and qualitative methods in the scientific and professional work of geographers,
• data, information; data sources, independent data collection (measurement); copyright protection and data; data storage,
• methods and effectiveness of data presentation; presentation of data in a lay and scientific manner; database integration, relational databases (identifier, query language - SQL),
• basics of statistical methods: data; relative numbers; measures of central tendency and dispersion; parametric and non-parametric statistical methods; normal frequency distribution, checking the normality of the distribution, transformations of variables; testing statistical hypotheses; sampling; statistical correlation; analysis of variance, post-hoc analysis of variance; linear regression analysis, interval estimation; an introduction to multivariate statistics - multiple regression analysis, clustering,
• introduction to time series analysis,
• introduction to photography as a method in geographer's work.

• Key Methods in Geography. 2016. Clifford, N. J. (ed.). Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 63110242
• Rogerson, P., 2015. Statistical methods for geography. A student's guide. Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 58162018
• Wagner, W.E., 2015. Using IBM SPSS statistics for research methods and social science statistics. Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 56147042
• Montello, D. R., Sutton, P.C., 2013. An introduction to scientific research methods in geography & environmental studies. Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 53840482
• Hay, I., 2016. Qualitative research methods in human geography. Oxford University Press. COBISS.SI-ID – 63167074
• Clough, P., Nutbrown, C., 2002. A student's guide to methodology. London idr., Sage, 212 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 19743842
• Fogarty, B. J., 2019. Quantitative Social Science Data with R. An Introduction. Sage. COBISS.SI-ID – 71510370

Other current literature available in the e-classroom.