Combined Science GCSE
Evaluating significance
What Evaluating significance means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evaluating significance
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Judging whether a difference of one order of magnitude or more matters when considering resource use or sustainability, whereas a small difference may not.
Topics that use Evaluating significance
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