Psychology A-Level
Estimating results
What Estimating results means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Estimating results
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Rounding raw data to convenient numbers to mentally calculate an approximate mean or total, used as a plausibility check.
Topics that use Estimating results
- Arithmetic and numerical computation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- behavioural categories and tallies
- decimal conversion
- percentage calculation
- pie chart construction
- range
- ratio and fraction forms
- raw frequency data
- Spread of scores
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