Starter quiz
- Quotes from people who live in an area would be described as …
- stakeholder data. ✓
- observer data.
- discrete data.
- continuous data.
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- Sort these phrases into the correct order to complete the sentence. A bar chart shows …
- 1⇔discrete data
- 2⇔with its bars separated,
- 3⇔while a histogram shows
- 4⇔continuous data
- 5⇔with its bars touching.
- Spatial data is presented using a ...
- map. ✓
- bar chart.
- line chart.
- scattergraph.
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- What is the name of the data presentation which uses stacks of symbols to show the value of something in a graph?
- Pie chart
- Pictogram ✓
- Scattergraph
- Radial graph
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- The largest word in a word ______ is the word that was used most often.
- 'cloud' ✓
- The purpose of data presentation is to allow geographers to ...
- make beautiful graphs and maps.
- find patterns in the data. ✓
- highlight different types of data.
- make the data stand out.
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Exit quiz
- A statement where the evidence suggests a strong indication that something is true is known as …
- empirical evidence.
- an interpretation. ✓
- an assumption.
- a false conclusion.
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- The three measures of central tendency are mean, mode and ______.
- 'median' ✓
- Sort these steps into the correct order if someone wanted to code an interview transcript.
- 1⇔Read the transcript carefully.
- 2⇔Note the main themes that need to be coded.
- 3⇔Create letter or number codes for each of the main themes.
- 4⇔Highlight these themes and write the correct letter or number code next to it.
- Which of the following statements is true?
- Data analysis involves understanding what numerical values mean. ✓
- To do data analysis you have to be good at maths.
- Geographers use the GRaIN acronym to help them describe data.
- Correct correlations are always positive.
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Key learning points
- Quantitative data can be analysed using the GRaDE framework and simple statistical tests.
- Qualitative data can be analysed through coding and discourse analysis.
- Geographical conclusions are made through careful analysis of all the data geographers have collected.
Common misconception
A geographer has to be good at maths to successfully analyse quantitative data.
Successful analysis in geography means correctly understanding what numerical values mean, not necessarily being able to process and manipulate data.
Keywords
Correlation - where a change in one variable appears to be paired against a change in another variable
Empirical evidence - evidence collected through direct observation and experience rather than through logical thinking
Confirmation bias - concluding what one believes to be true by basing one's ideas on some, but not all, of the evidence collected
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