Mathematics GCSE
describing a population
What describing a population means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of describing a population
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Turning a data set into a few figures and then saying what those figures mean about the group.
Topics that use describing a population
- Statistics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- bias
- box plot
- choosing an average
- Continuous Data
- correlation and causation
- Cumulative frequency graph
- Discrete Data
- Extrapolation
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