Mathematics GCSE
Outliers and causation
What Outliers and causation means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Outliers and causation
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Outliers do not fit the pattern, and correlation does not prove that one variable causes the other.
Topics that use Outliers and causation
- Statistics (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- box plot
- Categorical data
- Choosing appropriate diagrams
- Continuous Data
- Correlation
- Cumulative frequency graph
- Estimated line of best fit
- Extrapolation
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