Identifying transit
corridors for elephants, analyzing the spread of cancer in time and space,
modeling commercial interactions among firms - these are just a few of the
recent applications I have seen of spatial statistics. Learn the basics in David Unwin’s online course
“Spatial Analysis Techniques in R” at statistics.com. For more details please
visit at http://www.statistics.com/Spatial-analysis-R/.
“Spatial Analysis
Techniques in R” will teach users how to implement spatial statistical analysis
procedures using R software. Topics covered include point pattern analysis,
identifying clusters, measures of spatial association, geographically weighted
regression and surface procession. The
course includes a concise introduction to R, but some prior familiarity with R
will minimize time spent learning it, and allow you to focus more on the
spatial statistics techniques.
Who Should Take This Course?
Analysts and researchers who are familiar
with R and want to learn how to use it for analysis of spatial data.
Course Program:
Course outline: The course is structured as follows
SESSION 1: Using R with
Spatial Data
SESSION 2: Practical Point
Pattern Analysis: Dealing with Inhomogeneity and Locating Clusters
SESSION 3: Looking Closer
at Areas: The Importance of Local Measures of Spatial Association and
Geographically Weighted Regression
SESSION 4: Surface
Procession
Dr. David Unwin is
Emeritus Chair of Geography at Birkbeck College and Visiting Professor in the
Department of Geomatic Engineering at University College, both in the
University of London. He has authored over a hundred academic papers in the
field, together with a series of texts, of which the most recent are his
“Geographic Information Analysis, 2nd edition” (with D. O'Sullivan, 2010) and a
series of edited collections at the interface between geography and computer
science in “Visualization in GIS” (Hearnshaw and Unwin, 1994), “Spatial
Analytical Perspectives on GIS” (Fischer, Scholten and Unwin, 1996) “Virtual
Reality in Geography” (Fisher and Unwin, 2002) and, most recently
representation issues in “Re-presenting GIS” (Fisher and Unwin, 2005).
Participants can ask questions and exchange comments directly with Dr. Unwin
via a private discussion board during the course.
This course takes place over the internet at
the Institute for 4 weeks. During each course week, you participate at times of
your own choosing - there are no set times when you must be online. Course
participants will be given access to a private discussion board so that they will be able to ask
questions and exchange comments with instructor, Dr. David Unwin. In
class discussions led by the instructor, you can post questions, seek
clarification, and interact with your fellow students and the instructor.
The course typically requires 15 hours per
week. At the beginning of each week, you receive the relevant material, in
addition to answers to exercises from the previous session. During the week,
you are expected to go over the course materials, work through exercises, and
submit answers. Discussion among participants is encouraged. The instructor
will provide answers and comments, and at the end of the week, you will receive
individual feedback on your homework answers.
For Indian participants statistics.com accepts registration for its courses
at special prices in Indian Rupees through its partner, the Center for
eLearning and Training (C-eLT), Pune.
For More details contact at
Call: 020 6600 9116
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