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3. Produced by MEI on behalf of OCR © OCR 2013 Statistical cycle Does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis in Elodea plants? carbon dioxide + water glucose + oxygen light energy An experiment http://youtu.be/yg8vqsBOFMw Some results https://sites.google.com/site/sed695b3/projects/lo ngitudinal-research/passive-transport-carol-cao

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5. Produced by MEI on behalf of OCR © OCR 2013 Statistical problem-solving Statistics is about answering real questions from the real world. It helps to tackle real questions, but it often does not provide a complete answer by itself. Often a statistician works with an expert in the field from the beginning to the end of a project, from experimental design through to interpretation of the results. The statistical problem-solving cycle is a way of guiding you through the process.

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