Chemistry A-Level
Anomaly
What Anomaly means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Anomaly
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Reference: OCR
A measurement that does not fit the pattern set by the other readings, identified by comparing each result with its neighbours and with the expected trend rather than judging it in isolation.
Topics that use Anomaly
- Evaluation (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Apparatus uncertainty
- Concordant
- Direction of error
- Justifying exclusion
- Accuracy
- Limitation
- Percentage error
- Precision
Using Anomaly in the exam
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