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GCSE Geography · key term
The general pattern shown by data, such as an increase over time.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Interpreting Geographical Data and Population PyramidsPoints close to a common trend indicate a stronger relationship than widely scattered points. An anomaly lies noticeably away from that pattern.
Specification 9.2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
An overall pattern of increase, decrease or stability in a dataset.
Describe the overall pattern before identifying exceptions. An anomaly does not cancel the overall trend.
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A useful memory aid is GRaDE: general trend, range or coverage, data quotations, and exceptions. It helps organise an evidence-based description, but you do not need to force an exception into a dataset that has none.