AQA GCSE Statistics 8382 · 3.5

Section E: interpreting and evaluating results

Code: 3.5
Topic of: AQA GCSE Statistics 8382
Course: GCSE Statistics 8382
Board: AQA

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Points under 3.5

3.5.1 E1a: comparing probabilities on a scale
3.5.2 E1b: expected frequency
3.5.3 E1c: relative and absolute risk
3.5.4 E2a: experimental data against theoretical predictions
3.5.5 E2b: experimental probability and the number of trials
3.5.6 E2c: diagrams for combined outcomes
3.5.7 E3a: comparing data sets by central tendency
3.5.8 E3b: comparing data sets by spread
3.5.9 E3c: comparing samples with each other and populations
3.5.10 E3d: interpreting data in tables
3.5.11 E4a: notation for independent events
3.5.12 E4b: notation for conditional probability
3.5.13 E5a: interpreting skewness
3.5.14 E5b: commenting on outliers
3.5.15 E6: seasonal and cyclic trends
3.5.16 E7a: rates of change over time in graphs
3.5.17 E7b: calculating rates of change from tables
3.5.18 E7c: index numbers
3.5.19 E8a: vocabulary of correlation
3.5.20 E8b: strength of correlation
3.5.21 E8c: correlation and causation
3.5.22 E9a: interpreting Spearman’s rank correlation
3.5.23 E9b: interpreting Pearson’s product moment correlation
3.5.24 E9c: Spearman’s and Pearson’s coefficients compared
3.5.25 E10a: experimental and theoretical values and bias
3.5.26 E10b: the binomial distribution
3.5.27 E11a: the Normal distribution
3.5.28 E11b: standard deviations in a Normal distribution
3.5.29 E11c: action and warning lines in quality assurance
3.5.30 E11d: standardising data
3.5.31 E12a: estimating population characteristics from summaries
3.5.32 E12b: estimating a population mean from samples
3.5.33 E12c: predicting population proportions from samples
3.5.34 E12d: the Petersen capture–recapture method
3.5.35 E13a: sample size and reliability
3.5.36 E13b: the distribution of sample means

Topics in 8382

3.1 Section A: planning a statistical investigation
3.2 Section B: collecting data
3.3 Section C: representing data
3.4 Section D: calculating statistical measures
3.5 Section E: interpreting and evaluating results
3.6 Statistical Enquiry Cycle (SEC)