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Cambridge AS & A Level Biology

P5.1Planning, analysis and evaluation

Planning, analysis and evaluation in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. P5.1.1State a prediction linked to a hypothesis and identify the variables to change, measure and standardise.
  2. P5.1.2Describe a method with suitable concentrations (serial or proportional dilution), controls, replicates and a risk assessment.
  3. P5.1.3Process given data, choose and justify a statistical test, state a null hypothesis and draw conclusions.
  4. P5.1.4Evaluate anomalies, replication, ranges, measurement methods and control of variables, and judge validity and confidence.

Lessons

  • Planning investigations and evaluating data

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Planning, analysis and evaluation: sample question

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Which of these is an example of nominal data?

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