Geography GCSE
Graphical sources
What Graphical sources means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Graphical sources
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Reference: AQA
Sources such as bar charts, line graphs, pie charts and scatter graphs that provide quantitative data revealing trends, patterns and anomalies.
Topics that use Graphical sources
- Use of qualitative and quantitative data (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation
- Limitations
- Primary data collection
- Qualitative Data
- Quantitative Data
- Quantitative data analysis
- Source evaluation
Using Graphical sources in the exam
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