Psychology GCSE
Representativeness
What Representativeness means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Representativeness
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The extent to which the sample reflects the population's structure, which stratified sampling improves compared with simple random sampling alone.
Topics that use Representativeness
- Research methods (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Allocation of participants to conditions
- Alternative hypothesis
- Bias
- Bias in participant selection
- BPS ethical guidelines for research
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Control of participant variables
- Control of variables
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