scattergrams
What scattergrams means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Display a correlation, with one co-variable on each axis, one dot per participant, and the shape of the cloud showing direction and strength.
A plot with both co-variables labelled on the axes and one point per participant, with no line drawn through the points.
Topics that use scattergrams
- Data handling and analysis (AQA A-Level)
- Research methods and techniques (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- co-variables
- anomalous scores
- bar charts
- behavioural categories
- causal inference
- Causation
- central tendency
- Coding
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