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ZIMSEC A-Level Geography

2.1Levels of measurement; Univariate statistics

Levels of measurement; Univariate statistics in ZIMSEC A-Level Geography: 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. 2.1.1Distinguish nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio and cyclic data and decide which analyses suit each.
  2. 2.1.2Describe geographic data with the mean, median, mode, frequency, quartiles and standard deviation.
  3. 2.1.3Test a dataset for normality and apply simple probability to geographic questions.

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  • Levels of measurement and descriptive statistics

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Levels of measurement; Univariate statistics: sample question

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Wind direction recorded in degrees from 0° to 360° is an example of which type of data?

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