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Statistical skills – WJECMeasures of data

Data is often used to show geographical information. Being able to use measures of data, make calculations and explore relationships is an essential geographical skill.

Part of GeographyMathematical skills

Measures of data

It is essential to be able to use and understand numerical data for fieldwork and in order to reach a conclusion. Handling data properly can show trends, patterns and can allow people to predict future trends.

Exploring the use of statistical techniques that help geographers analyse the data they deal with every day

Data can be measured in the following ways:

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 7, In the sequence 4, 8, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 - the median is 15., Median This is the middle value in a list of numbers. This is found by ordering the numbers in numerical order and looking for the middle number

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