Psychology A-Level
percentage calculation
What percentage calculation means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of percentage calculation
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Reference: AQA
The count in the category, divided by the total number of recorded behaviours, multiplied by 100, with the percent sign written in the answer.
Topics that use percentage calculation
- Arithmetic and numerical computation (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- behavioural categories and tallies
- decimal conversion
- Estimating results
- pie chart construction
- range
- ratio and fraction forms
- raw frequency data
- Spread of scores
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