Chapter 1 Characteristics of data; Chapter 2 Taking a sample; Chapter 3 Measures of central tendency; Chapter 4 Deviation and variability; Chapter 5 The normal frequency distribution curve and its characteristics; Chapter 6 Probability assessments; Chapter 7 Sample characteristics and sampling error; Chapter 8 The comparison of sample values-I; Chapter 9 The comparison of sample values-II; Chapter 10 Methods of correlation; Chapter 11 Regression lines and confidence limits; Chapter 12 Fluctuations and trends; Chapter 13 The way ahead;
S Gregory Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Sheffield