Geography A-Level
Data representation and bias
What Data representation and bias means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Data representation and bias
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How data is visualised has profound socio-political consequences, and representations must be socially responsible given the researcher's positionality and biases.
Topics that use Data representation and bias
- Qualitative skills and quantitative skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Construction of place
- Data coding
- Data overlay and analysis
- Digital cartography
- Ethics and positionality
- Fieldwork methodology
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Human communities and vulnerability
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