To: Lancey Howard
I didn't suggest the data wasn't reliable, I just said some conclusions could be more dubious than others, and offered some other conclusions.
It's reasonable to conclude from that graph, for example, that asians and whites spend more time, money, and resources to preparing for the exams rather than hispanics or blacks.
Every test just measures what is being tested. Any test with a consistent methodology can be prepped for. If a test has a notable bias, that's a good thing: train to handle the bias. If you can isolate it, that goes a long way towards cracking it.
It helps when you think of these things in 3-D, not 2-D. Or heaven forbid, 1-D.
83 posted on
08/30/2006 7:53:24 PM PDT by
HitmanLV
("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
To: HitmanLV
Every test just measures what is being tested. Any test with a consistent methodology can be prepped for. If a test has a notable bias, that's a good thing: train to handle the bias. If you can isolate it, that goes a long way towards cracking it.Bump.
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