Geography A-Level
Inferential statistics
What Inferential statistics means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Inferential statistics
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Reference: AQA
Use sample evidence, a null hypothesis and a significance threshold to judge whether a pattern is unlikely under chance.
Topics that use Inferential statistics
- Qualitative skills and quantitative skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Construction of place
- Data coding
- Data overlay and analysis
- Data representation and bias
- Digital cartography
- Ethics and positionality
- Fieldwork methodology
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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