Geography GCSE
Random sampling
What Random sampling means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Random sampling
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Reference: AQA
Selects sites or people using a random number generator, giving equal selection chance.
Topics that use Random sampling
- Section B: Fieldwork (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cartographic methods
- Cartographical presentation
- Continuous data
- Data analysis
- Data evaluation
- Data presentation
- Discrete data
- Fieldwork evaluation
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