Mathematics GCSE
Choosing appropriate diagrams
What Choosing appropriate diagrams means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Selecting the diagram that suits the data type, for example a bar chart for categorical data and a vertical line chart for ungrouped discrete numerical data.
Topics that use Choosing appropriate diagrams
- Statistics (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- box plot
- Categorical data
- Continuous Data
- Correlation
- Cumulative frequency graph
- Estimated line of best fit
- Extrapolation
- Frequency density
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