Physical Education GCSE
Reliability and limitations
What Reliability and limitations means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Reliability and limitations
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Reference: OCR
Acknowledging limitations such as small sample size, inconsistent testing conditions or other variables, and explaining what the data does and does not show.
Topics that use Reliability and limitations
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