This brief guide highlights to students the different types of data they might like to consider in geographical research. Each data type is described and an example of use in geographical research is given.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the final value for Simpson’s Diversity Index. A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are not confident in their maths skills.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the critical value for the Mann Whitney U Test. A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are not confident in their maths skills.

A student guide to this simple statistical test. This worksheet gives examples of a variety of geographical investigations which can use interquartile ranges as well as a fully worked example for students to follow.

A full significance table for use with the Chi Squared test. This version shows five different levels of significance.

A comprehensive guide to one of the more commonly used statistical tests in geography. As well as highlighting the strengths of Chi Squared and the parameters needed for its correct use, this guide also provides a step-by-step set of instructions and a worked example showing how it can be used to analyse questionnaire data.

A student guide to this simple statistical test. The worksheet gives examples of geographical investigations in which one can use location quotients as well as a fully worked example for students to follow.

This guide introduces geography students to the initial stages of statistical analysis by highlighting some of the necessary considerations when choosing a stats test and some of the key terms they need to know and use.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the critical value for Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are not confident in their maths skills.

A simple, step by step guide to presenting quantitative data on a map in ArcGIS and creating a new layer of information.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the critical value for the Student’s T test. A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are not confident in their maths skills.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the critical value for the Chi Squared Test. A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are unconfident in their maths skills.

A significance table for the Pearson Product Moment test showing four levels of significance.

A full significance table for use with the Student’s T Test. This version shows four different levels of significance.

A guide for students embarking on geography fieldwork that involves designing and delivering a questionnaire survey. The guide looks at the advantages and disadvantages of using different styles of questions as well as how to get the most number of questionnaires completed at the field site.

A guide teaching students how to complete a Simpson’s Diversity Index. The guide comes with a variety of scenarios in geography that could use this statistical test as well as a fully worked example.

A guide to using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient in geographical research. The guide includes suggested areas where this statistical test could be used as well as a fully worked example for students to follow.

A data collection sheet to help students record the potential environmental impacts of a process or development as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.

A data collection sheet to help students record their moods in different areas as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.

A data collection sheet to help students record the quality of a beach environment from the perspective of a tourist as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.