Psychology A-Level
algebraic notation
What algebraic notation means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of algebraic notation
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Reference: OCR
Using symbols such as N for sample size and Σ for sum to represent numerical operations.
Topics that use algebraic notation
- D.3 – graphs (OCR A-Level)
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