GISC6301: Geo-spatial Data Analysis Fundamental 1
Course
GISC6301: Geo-Spatial Data Analysis Fundamentals
Professor
Michael Tiefelsdorf
Term
Fall Semester 2010
Lectures
Monday & Wednesday, 7:00-8:25 pm in GR3.602
Lab
Wednesday, 8:35-9:45 pm in GR3.602
Contact Information
Office Phone
(972) 883-4954
Office Location
GR3.120
Email Address
Office Hours
After class, by appointment or when office door is open
Other Information
Please check the eLearning site for this course on a regular basis for lecture notes, announcements etc.
Teaching Assistant
Harini Sridharan,
Office Location
GR3.414
Email Address
hxs065100@utdallas.edu
Office Hours
Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 pm
General Course Information
Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, & other restrictions
A prior undergraduate course in basic statistical analysis is highly recommended (e.g., SOCS 3405) Ability to operate a personal computer, data handling skills, ability to use the University Library, eLearning and internet resources is required.
Course Description
This service course lays the methodological foundation for several technical and analytical courses in the Geo-spatial Information Sciences program. It provides an introduction into the special nature of spatial data that describe our underlying spatial objects. Spatial observations combine locational with attribute information and are therefore multidimensional. Furthermore, inherent in spatial observations is some degree uncertainty. However, exogenous relationships among spatial objects usually constrain observed uncertainties.
This course provides on a
technical level
a basic introduction into spatial data handling and analysis operations and the design of numerical algorithms. Scripts in the open source statistical programming language of the R-project are used to illustrate these operations.
This course introduces on a
methodological level
statistical concepts [a] to measure the inherent uncertainty within spatial data, [b] to address spatial research questions from a statistical perspective and [c] to model simple spatial processes. The spectrum of analytical methods covers descriptive statistics, data visualization and exploratory methods, variability and study designs, probability and sampling theory, statistical inference and decision making, as well as correlation and regression analysis for geo-referenced data. Spatial autocorrelation analysis is used to illustrate the constrained disposition of spatial uncertainties.
GISC6301: Geo-spatial Data Analysis Fundamental 2
Underlying statistical concepts are emphasized, which allows deriving analysis instruments to answer specific research questions. Examples with spatial data illustrate the application of these instruments. The focus on concepts provides a framework of finding appropriate analysis instruments for emerging research questions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this class, students will:
Handle data manipulation and exploration tasks within the R-environment through scripted code;
Understand the nature of spatial data and its implications for statistical data analyses;
Perform spatial data collections and statistical analyses to answer spatial research questions;
Select appropriate statistical tools specific research questions;
Be able to follow the arguments in research articles and prepare for more advanced courses in spatial data analysis.
Required Texts & Materials
Burt, James E., Gerald M. Barbar, and David L. Rigby (2009). Elementary Statistics for Geographers. 3
nd
edition. New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-57230-484-0
Supplemental Texts, Readings & Materials
Noru
š
is, Marija J. 2008. SPSS 16.0 Guide to Data Analysis. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-606136-2 or earlier editions
(A benign introduction to data analysis on a conceptional level and subsequent interpretation of results)
One of several online textbooks to learn R is MaindonaldUsingR.pdf. It and other material can be found on the eLearning website. Additional reading material will be made available as required on the eLearning website.
Software
The free open source R-environment for Windows and Apple computers, which is implemented in either 32- or 64-bit versions, can be found at www.R-project.org . Alternatively, a currently free academic version of
REvolution Analytics R Enterprise
, which makes use of more than one core on multiple-cores processor and supports large data objects for 64-bit operation systems, can be downloaded at http://info.revolutionanalytics.com/free-academic.html.
Assignments & Academic Calendar
[Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates]
Date Topic Reading
Burt, Barber and Rigby
Lab Handout Dates (due dates are the following week)
Aug. 23
I
NTRODUCTION
/
Installing R
Handout
Aug. 25
Exercise: Getting started with R
Handout
Aug. 30
E
MPIRICAL
R
ESEARCH
,
R
ESEARCH
Q
UESTIONS AND
GISC6301: Geo-spatial Data Analysis Fundamental 3
S
TUDY
D
ESIGNS
R
EAD
:
D
ISEASE
A
TLAS
H
AGGETT
C
HAP
01.
PDF AND
A
M
J
OUR
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
1998.
PDF
Sep. 01
S
TATISTICS AND
S
PATIAL
D
ATA
Exercise: Mathematical typesetting
BBR01 Lab01: Working with R. Equation Editor.
Sep. 06
L
ABOR
D
AY
Sep. 08
D
ISPLAYING AND
I
NTERPRETING
D
ATA
Exercise: Basic graphs and maps
BBR02
Sep. 13
D
ESCRIBING
D
ATA WITH
S
TATISTICS
I BBR03
Sep. 15
D
ESCRIBING
D
ATA WITH
S
TATISTICS
II
Exercise: Descriptive statistics
Sep. 20
S
TATISTICAL
R
ELATIONSHIPS
I BBR04
Sep. 22
S
TATISTICAL
R
ELATIONSHIPS
II
Exercise: Scatterplots and contingency tables
Lab02: Descriptive univariate and bivariate Statistics
Sep. 27
C
LUSTER
A
NALYSIS
I Handout
Sep. 29
C
LUSTER
A
NALYSIS
II
Exercise: Cluster Analysis
Oct. 04
R
ANDOM
V
ARIABLES AND
P
ROBABILITY
D
ISTRIBUTIONS
I BBR05 Lab03: Cluster Analysis
Oct. 06
R
ANDOM
V
ARIABLES AND
P
ROBABILITY
D
ISTRIBUTIONS
II
Exercise: Working with probabilities and distributions
Oct. 11
R
EVIEW
Exercise: Spatial uncertainty and basic programming
Oct. 13 Exam I (Descriptive Statistics) Oct. 18
S
AMPLING
I
BBR06
Oct. 20
S
AMPLING
II
Exercise: Data manipulations
Oct. 25
P
OINT AND
I
NTERVAL
E
STIMATION
I
BBR07
Oct. 27
P
OINT AND
I
NTERVAL
E
STIMATION
II
Exercise: Estimation and sampling distributions
Lab04: Sampling and Estimation
Nov. 01
S
ELECTED
P
ARAMETRIC
S
TATISTICAL
I
NFERENCE
I
BBR08
Nov. 03
S
ELECTED
P
ARAMETRIC
S
TATISTICAL
I
NFERENCE
II
Exercise: Statistical tests and their power
BBR09
Nov. 08
S
ELECTED
N
ONPARAMETRIC
M
ETHODS
I
BBR10
Nov. 10
S
ELECTED
N
ONPARAMETRIC
M
ETHODS
II
Exercise: Nonparametric Methods
Lab05: Statistical Tests
Nov. 15
B
IVARIATE
R
EGRESSION
A
NALYSIS
BBR12
Nov. 17
I
NFERENTIAL
A
SPECTS OF
R
EGERSSION
A
NALYSIS
Exercise: Bivariate regression analysis
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