Mathematics A-Level
representativeness
What representativeness means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of representativeness
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Whether an extracted sub-sample provides an accurate representation of the wider data set, considering sampling bias before generalising.
Topics that use representativeness
- Use of data in statistics (WJEC A-Level)
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