This paper intends to be a report on the statistical methods and tools used in geography courses in Italy. We will mostly focus on the upper level of Italian educational system as well as on the geographical disciplines taught both in Italian universities and in some strictly selected postgraduate courses. We will also take into account the didactical role that statistical and mathematical disciplines have been playing in geography courses for the last ten years, as well as university programmes that are presently adopted. Data will be taken from the programmes of geography degree courses, and from the programmes of twelve selected master courses, carried out in partnership with some of the most prestigious Italian universities. This study aims at explaining the utility of quantitative language in didactics and geographical research.
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