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Question 39

Table 1: Mean reading comprehension score and standard deviation for both conditions

	Condition A (Silent environment)	Condition B (Café noise environment)
Mean test score (out of 50)	38.5	31.2
Standard deviation	4.2	6.8

Explain why a histogram would not be an appropriate graph to display the mean scores shown in Table 1.

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Data handling and analysis Questions

A Level
Psychology
Data handling and analysis

235 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Data handling and analysis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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Question 39

Table 1: Mean reading comprehension score and standard deviation for both conditions

	Condition A (Silent environment)	Condition B (Café noise environment)
Mean test score (out of 50)	38.5	31.2
Standard deviation	4.2	6.8

Explain why a histogram would not be an appropriate graph to display the mean scores shown in Table 1.

[2]

Markscheme

Data handling and analysis Questions

A Level
Psychology
Data handling and analysis

235 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Data handling and analysis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.