where a change in one variable appears to be paired against a change in another variable

evidence collected through direct observation and experience rather than through logical thinking

concluding what one believes to be true by basing one's ideas on some, but not all, of the evidence collected

Analysing geographical data

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about fieldwork, an important assessment component at GCSE. Pupils will learn about the six stages of enquiry (formulating a question; collecting, presenting and analysing data; and writing conclusions and an evaluation). Pupils will also consider four field study options.

Fieldwork investigation

A statement where the evidence suggests a strong indication that something is true is known as …

The three measures of central tendency are mean, mode and {{}}.

Note the main themes that need to be coded.

Create letter or number codes for each of the main themes.

Highlight these themes and write the correct letter or number code next to it.

Sort these steps into the correct order if someone wanted to code an interview transcript.

Data analysis involves understanding what numerical values mean.

To do data analysis you have to be good at maths.

Geographers use the GRaIN acronym to help them describe data.

Correct correlations are always positive.

Which of the following statements is true?

Quotes from people who live in an area would be described as …

Sort these phrases into the correct order to complete the sentence. A bar chart shows …

What is the name of the data presentation which uses stacks of symbols to show the value of something in a graph?

The largest word in a word {{}} is the word that was used most often.

The purpose of data presentation is to allow geographers to ...

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