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Key Stage 1
Meaning
Data is the facts you write down from an observation or experiment.
About Data
Data can be a set of numbers, like the height of everyone in the room, or it can be descriptions like the properties of a material, for example; bricks are hard and rough.
Examples
- A scientist measured the height of everyone in the room.
- A scientist wrote down observations about the texture of bricks.
Used in a Sentence
- A scientist collected data on the heights of everyone in the room by writing down their height in centimetres.
- A scientist recorded data on the texture of bricks, noting that they are hard, rough and opaque.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.
References
AQA
- Data, pages 259-264, 281-283, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Data, pages 264-270, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Data; Evaluation of, pages 204, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Data; Interpretation of, pages 115-16, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Data; Presentation of, pages 56, 139-40, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Data; processing, page 13, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Data; processing, page 14, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Data; types, page 15, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Data; types, page 16, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA