Question

Explain the importance of statistics to a geographer

Answer 1

The use of numbers in geography means it’s easy to spot patterns when doing fieldwork investigations. For example, when we studied the River Dane in the Peak District in the U.K. we could see that from the source on Axe Edge Moor all the way down to Gradbach, the river got wider and deeper.Our graphs that we produced showed thewidth increasing and the depth increasing too.

Answer 2

Answer:

Role of statistics in geography

To describe and summarize spatial data. To make generalizations concerning complex spatial patterns. To estimate the probability of outcomes for an event at a given location. To use samples of geographic data to infer characteristics for a larger set of geographic data (population).