Urban Waste & Disposal (AQA A Level Geography)

Figure 5a shows the percentage of low-paid residents in each London borough in 2015–16.

Figure 5b shows the percentage of waste that was recycled in each London borough in 2015–16.

Figure 5c shows a Spearman’s rank calculation used to study whether there is a relationship between the proportion of low-paid residents and rates of recycling in London boroughs in 2015–16.

Figure 5a

The percentage of low-paid residents in each London borough in 2015–16

Figure 5b – Percentage of waste recycled, 2015–16

Figure 5c

The null hypothesis is: ‘There is no relationship between proportions of low-paid residents and rates of recycling in London boroughs.’

Analyse the data shown in Figures 5a, 5b and 5c.

[6]