Mathematics GCSE
Trend
What Trend means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Trend
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Reference: AQA
The overall direction of the values over time, revealed by a line graph.
Topics that use Trend
- 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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