Working with Data (AQA A-Level Mathematics): Flashcards

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Intrepreting Data
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Purpose of bar charts

Compare frequency, count, or proportion of categories

Purpose of histograms

Show distribution of continuous data across intervals

Purpose of pie charts

Display relative proportions of categories within a whole

Purpose of line graphs

Show trends over time or other continuous variables

Purpose of scatter plots

Show relationship between two continuous variables

Purpose of box plots

Summarise distribution: median, quartiles, outliers

Scatter plot: positive correlation appearance

Points rise from left to right

Scatter plot: strong relationship indicator

Points close to forming a straight line

Box plot: wider IQR indicates

Greater variability/spread in data

Key variables to understand in data context

Independent and dependent variables

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