Quantitative Data
What Quantitative Data means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Data such as census statistics, involving numbers and statistics rather than words and opinions.
Data that can be measured and expressed numerically (e.g., velocity, pebble size).
Numerical data that can be counted, measured, and statistically analysed.
Topics that use Quantitative Data
- Use of qualitative and quantitative data (AQA GCSE)
- Geographical investigations − fieldwork: Investigating human environments (central/inner urban area OR rural settlements) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Geographical investigations − fieldwork: Investigating physical environments (river landscapes OR coastal landscapes) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Qualitative Data
- Primary Data
- Secondary Data
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation
- Graphical sources
- Limitations
- Primary data collection
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