Geography A-Level
Scatter graphs
What Scatter graphs means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Scatter graphs
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Reference: AQA
Graphs that plot paired numerical data to investigate the correlation between two continuous variables, with each point representing a single observation on the x and y axes.
Topics that use Scatter graphs
- Graphical skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Comparative line graphs
- Compound line graphs
- Correlation
- Dispersion diagrams
- Divergent line graphs
- Line of best fit
- Median
- Outliers
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