Mathematics A-Level
evaluating assumptions
What evaluating assumptions means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of evaluating assumptions
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Critiquing assumptions made and the likely effect of more realistic assumptions, explaining how adopting them alters predicted outcomes.
Topics that use evaluating assumptions
- Probability (A2 Unit 4: Applied Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- Conditional probability
- conditional probability formula
- general addition rule
- independence violations
- model refinement
- probabilistic modelling
- Tree diagrams
- Two-way tables
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