Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Meyfroidt Patrick (compensates Thomas Isabelle); Thomas Isabelle;
Language
French
Main themes
This is an introductory course to quantitative analysis and modelling techniques in geography. It is split into two distinct parts:
- the first part insists on the statistical aspects : statistical description, univariate analysis, introduction to regression and classification, spatial statistics, etc.
- the second part concerns cartographic techniques: semiology, thematic mapping, statistical maps, etc.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Perform elementary statistical analyses on real data bases; Produce satisfactory cartographic documents; Use cartographic and statistical softwares. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Bibliography
Beguin, Michèle, et Pumain, Denise (2017) La représentation des données géographiques. 4 ème édition. Paris : Armand Colin.
Teaching materials
- matériel sur moodle
Faculty or entity
GEOG
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Advanced Master in Town and Country Planning
Bachelor in Geography : General
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in Population and Development Studies
Master [120] in History
Minor in Scientific Culture
Minor in Geography