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Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Third Edition, James E. Burt, Gerald M. Barber, and David L. Rigby We are pleased to offer an extensive set of supplemental resources to accompany Elementary Statistics for Geographers: Third Edition, by James E. Burt, Gerald M. Barber, and David L. Rigby.


  • Answers to Exercises

  • Datasets for Elementary Statistics for Geographers, 3rd Ed

  • Supplementary Datasets, Not Cited in the Book

  • Errata

    Answers to Exercises

    Datasets for Elementary Statistics for Geographers, 3rd Ed

    Supplementary Datasets, Not Cited in the Book

      June2007Temperature.xls
      June 2007 daily mean shelter height air temperature (oF) for Madison, WI. Source: Milwaukee Office of the National Weather Service.

      MississippiDischarge.xls
      Mean discharge of the Mississippi River by month for the period 1879-1988 measured at Keokuk, Iowa. The column labeled "Annual" is mean monthly discharge for the water year. Each water year begins in October of the preceding year. Data values are cubic feet per second. Source: United States Geological Survey.

      GATemperature.xls
      Georgia statewide average temperature (degrees F) by month for the period 1895-1996. Source: Georgia State Climatology Office.

      GAPrecip.xls
      Georgia statewide average precipitation (inches) by month for the period 1895-1996. Source: Georgia State Climatology Office.

      KSTemperature.xls
      Climatic mean monthly temperature for 139 weather stations in Kansas. Temperatures are in 10ths of a degree C. For example, a value of 100 equals 10 degrees C. For every station the entire length of record was used to define the mean value, thus the record length varies by station. Elevation data have not been verified. Source: data are courtesy of David Legates and Cort Willmott, University of Delaware.

      KSPrecip.xls
      Climatic mean monthly precipitation (mm) for 139 weather stations in Kansas. Precipitation values have been corrected for gage bias. For every station the entire length of record was used to define the mean value, thus the record length varies by station. Elevation data have not been verified. Source: data are courtesy of David Legates and Cort Willmott, University of Delaware.

      USTornadoFrequency.xls
      United States monthly and annual total tornado frequency for the period 1950-1999. Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Regional Climate Center.

      USTornadoDeaths.xls
      United States monthly and annual total deaths by tornado for the period 1950-1999. Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Regional Climate Center.