Psychology A-Level
Consistency of scores
What Consistency of scores means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Consistency of scores
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A smaller standard deviation indicates scores clustered more tightly around their mean, and a larger one indicates greater dispersion.
Topics that use Consistency of scores
- Handling data (AQA A-Level)
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