Psychology A-Level
bar chart
What bar chart means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A graph that plots a categorical independent variable against a continuous dependent variable, for example mean words recalled for two groups.
A display for counts of people in named categories or the mean score of each condition, with bars of equal width and clear gaps between them.
Topics that use bar chart
- Graphs (AQA A-Level)
- Handling data (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- calculating the Sign test
- causation and third variables
- central tendency
- choosing a statistical test
- co-variables
- condition by condition comparison
- Consistency of scores
- content analysis
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