Psychology A-Level

discrete data

What discrete data means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of discrete data

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Data that fall into separate, discrete categories rather than a continuous scale, so bars must not touch.

AQA · Graphs (study guide)

Topics that use discrete data

Graphs (AQA A-Level)

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