Geography A-Level
Statistical analysis
What Statistical analysis means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Statistical analysis
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Using software functions to perform complex statistical calculations, such as computing Spearman's rank correlation coefficient or standard deviation, reducing human error and handling large datasets.
Topics that use Statistical analysis
- ICT skills (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Big data
- Crowd sourcing
- Data reliability
- Geographical enquiry
- Remotely sensed data
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