Data manipulation and statistical skills applied to field measurements
You take raw numbers collected at the coast and process them using statistical techniques. This turns scattered measurements into clear evidence about coastal processes.
Real World
Students measuring wave frequency at Lyme Regis counted 12 waves per minute on the exposed headland versus 4 per minute in the sheltered bay — a Spearman's rank test then confirmed the correlation between fetch length and wave energy was statistically significant.
Exam Focus
Always state your significance level when using Spearman's rank; examiners expect you to say whether rs exceeds the critical value at 0.05.
Essay Framework
Use PEEL to structure every paragraph. Tap each step for guidance and an example.
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