Geography A-Level
Dispersion diagrams
What Dispersion diagrams means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dispersion diagrams
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Reference: AQA
One-dimensional graphs used to display the spread of a single variable, with each data point plotted as a mark along a single numerical axis.
Topics that use Dispersion diagrams
- Graphical skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Comparative line graphs
- Compound line graphs
- Correlation
- Divergent line graphs
- Line of best fit
- Median
- Outliers
- Pie charts
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