Combined Science GCSE
Sampling and estimation
What Sampling and estimation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sampling and estimation
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Reference: AQA
Counting a common species in quadrats rather than every organism, then scaling the mean count up to the whole habitat area.
Topics that use Sampling and estimation
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abiotic factors and species distribution
- Accuracy of plotting
- Biomass
- Community
- Food chain
- Line or curve of best fit
- Mean
- Median
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