Year 10 - Geography
Using statistical data in geography
Geographical and statistics skills
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about geographical skills. Pupils will learn how to identify, describe and analyse atlas and OS maps at different scales. They will also learn how to construct and interpret photos, diagrams, graphs and thematic maps. Pupils will also learn numerical and statistical skills.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use some simple statistics to better understand the values in a set of data.
Key Notes
- Univariate data can be statistically analysed using measures of central tendancy.
- Data can also be statistically analysed by thinking about proportions and how these change.
- The spread of data points across a range of values can be statistically analysed using percentiles.
Vocabulary To Learn
- univariate data: data that represents values against one variable
- frequency data: data values in a category that show the actual count of something within the data set
- percentile: the number of values within a data set that fall below a certain percentage of the total number of values
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is better to use the mean value rather than the mode or the median values.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Univariate data can be statistically analysed using measures of central tendancy. Data can also be statistically analysed by thinking about proportions and how these change.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'univariate data'
data that represents values against one variable.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: It is better to use the mean value rather than the mode or the median values. Correction: The mean, median and mode have different purposes but none of the methods produce a result that is thought of as more reliable than the others.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Constructing graphs in geography Study Guide
- Describing landscapes using maps Study Guide
- Interpreting graphs in geography Study Guide
- Sketch maps and cross sections Study Guide
- Using and interpreting photographs Study Guide
- Using and interpreting spatial data Study Guide
- Using atlases Study Guide
- Using GIS to visualise data in a webmap Study Guide
- Using OS maps to analyse physical features Study Guide
- Using OS maps to locate places Study Guide
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