Psychology GCSE
Data distributions
What Data distributions means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Data distributions
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A normal distribution forms a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve where the mean, median and mode all fall at the exact centre.
Topics that use Data distributions
- Data analysis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Correlational relationships
- Descriptive statistics
- Estimating results
- Measures of central tendency
- Primary data
- Qualitative data
- Quantitative data
- Scatter diagrams
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