"The First Edition of Statistical Methods for Geography provided an excellent introduction to the statistical analysis of spatial data. The second edition is even better - providing more material on probability and on descriptive statistics as well as more exercises. I would recommend this strongly as a text for introductory statistics courses in geography. It is currently the best on the market by far."- A. Stewart Fotheringham, National University of Ireland, Maynooth The Second Edition of this bestselling text has been completely revised and updated. It provides a systematic introduction to the principal methods and techniques that students must understand to complete astatistics course. Features new to this edition include: More introductory material especially in a new chapter on descriptive statistics, and much-expanded introductory chaptersMore exercises and illustrative examples within the chaptersSPSS for Windows and EXCEL used to illustrate the applied use of the methodsA companion Web site for lecturers and studentsis availableat www.sagepub.co.uk/rogerson. The password-protected lecturer sectioncontains answers to questions from the book. There are also downloadable-datasets and study skills for students. "