Psychology GCSE
Arithmetic mean and significant figures
What Arithmetic mean and significant figures means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Arithmetic mean and significant figures
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The total of all scores divided by the number of scores, reported to a number of significant figures matching the precision of the data.
Topics that use Arithmetic mean and significant figures
- Data handling (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Calculating from raw scores
- Choosing appropriate displays
- Decimal and standard form notation
- Frequency tables and tallies
- Histograms for continuous data
- Measures of central tendency
- Primary data
- Proportions within standard deviations
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