Psychology A-Level
sampling and generalisability
What sampling and generalisability means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of sampling and generalisability
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Reference: OCR
Representativeness is the sample sharing the characteristics of the target population, and generalisability is how far findings extend beyond it.
Topics that use sampling and generalisability
- Data recording, analysis and presentation (OCR A-Level)
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