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Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/33151 Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Meiklejohn, K.I. (Ian) barend.vandermerwe@up.ac.za Van der Merwe, Barend Jacobus Inferential statistics Spatial analysis Comparison UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013. This dissertation presents the findings of a study that was undertaken in order to investigate the differences in conclusions drawn based on the method of analysis. Specifically, the conclusions drawn using inferential statistics was compared to the conclusions drawn using spatial analysis. The peatlands of Rietvlei Nature Reserve was selected as the landscape unit for this study and two soil attributes, namely soil pH and soil carbon, was investigated. Prior to data analysis outliers were identified and removed using the interquartile method. The findings suggest that there are indeed large differences between the conclusions drawn using the various approaches with the spatial analysis revealing larger differences between the two study sites. It is argued that the limitations imposed by the nature of geographic data need to be taken into consideration when any statistical or spatial analysis is carried out. gm2014 Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology unrestricted 2014-01-28T14:25:26Z 2014-01-28T14:25:26Z 2013-09-06 2013 Dissertation Van der Merwe, BJ 2013, Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33151> E13/9/907/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33151 en © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Inferential statistics Spatial analysis Comparison UCTD Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title | Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title_full | Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title_fullStr | Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title_short | Comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology : a case study of Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng |
| title_sort | comparing statistical inference and spatial analysis in geomorphology a case study of rietvlei nature reserve gauteng |
| topic | Inferential statistics Spatial analysis Comparison UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33151 |