Geography A-Level
Median
What Median means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A measure of central tendency that can easily be located from the diagram by counting the data points.
The middle value when data is ordered sequentially, highly effective for skewed distributions.
Topics that use Median
- Graphical skills (AQA A-Level)
- Statistical skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Chi-square test
- Comparative line graphs
- Compound line graphs
- Correlation
- Dispersion diagrams
- Divergent line graphs
- Hypothesis testing
- Inter-quartile range
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