Tips etc Flashcards
Describe a graph
What happens to the variable on the y axis as the variable on the x axis increases/decreases
Compare
describe the similarities/differences
Define
Specify the meaning of something
Determine
Use given data or information to obtain and answer
Evaluate
Use the information supplies, as well as knowledge and understanding, to consider evidence for and against
Explain
State reasons
Justify
Use evidence from the information supplied to support an answer
Plan
Write a method
Mean - average
add up all the numbers, then divide by how many numbers there are
Mode - most common
the value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data
Median - middle number
smallest to biggest = middle number
Range - difference between the lowest and highest values
biggest - smallest = range
Anomalous results
leave anomalous results out when calculating the mean
Concentration gradient
Gradual difference in concentration of a dissolved substance in a solution between a region of high density and one of lower density.