Geography GCSE
Statistical manipulation
What Statistical manipulation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Statistical manipulation
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Reference: AQA
Selective presentation of data, such as cherry-picking it to support a specific argument and hiding the full geographical picture.
Topics that use Statistical manipulation
- Statistical skills (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Critical evaluation
- Data reliability
- Inter-quartile range
- 90th percentile
- Cumulative frequency
- Graphical interpretation
- Mean
- Percentage increase or decrease
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