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Demeter

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34. It's called how to lie with statistics

Reply to d_r (Reply #32)

Wed May 1, 2013, 09:23 AM

May 2013

Mark Twain knew all about it...

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You'll Be Shocked by How Many of the World's Top Students Are American [View all] xchrom May 2013 OP

US students have a broader bell curve distribution than those of other countries. reformist2 May 2013 #1

Depends on the country AngryAmish May 2013 #21

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #2

This is based on standardized test scores, right? oberliner May 2013 #3

I agree Chico Man May 2013 #7

Thanks oberliner May 2013 #29

And the proportion of high-performing US students is lower than many advanced OECD countries muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #4

That's sobering A Little Weird May 2013 #13

The Us may not want to consider countires like Mexico iemitsu May 2013 #14

+1000 Starry Messenger May 2013 #31

Which is a bit of a cop-out - that economic inequality needs fixing muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #35

Yes it is Progressive dog May 2013 #17

Garbage in, garbage out Demeter May 2013 #5

Maybe you are describing yourself, Demeter whathehell May 2013 #8

What bullshit leftynyc May 2013 #9

Thank you. DU has become a haven for America haters, foreign & domestic. whathehell May 2013 #11

Quite the contrary Newest Reality May 2013 #12

... xchrom May 2013 #16

Perhaps where you live leftynyc May 2013 #23

I appreciate your Newest Reality May 2013 #25

I said nothing about the OP leftynyc May 2013 #28

Nope! Newest Reality May 2013 #33

Ah - word games leftynyc May 2013 #37

Thanks. Newest Reality May 2013 #39

Sorry, Newest, but I think not, whathehell May 2013 #41

Unlike your heroes Demeter May 2013 #20

Well, bully for you leftynyc May 2013 #24

That was three generations ago Demeter May 2013 #26

Really? Unspeakable? leftynyc May 2013 #30

Ivy Leagues are need-based Chico Man May 2013 #38

Tell it to the Boomers. Demeter May 2013 #40

I'd be interested in ranking ability to innovate Chico Man May 2013 #6

Definition of Flame bait: Anything Positive About Americans whathehell May 2013 #10

But can they think critically? Show that they are not just brain-smart ... ananda May 2013 #15

It's hard to judge NewJeffCT May 2013 #22

Of course they can, though I'm not sure what "brain smart" as opposed to "heart smart" has whathehell May 2013 #42

Thanks for validating what I've been saying for a while NewJeffCT May 2013 #18

we HATE talking about class in this country. xchrom May 2013 #19

Even good schools in wealthy districts can be under-supported NewJeffCT May 2013 #27

sigh. d_r May 2013 #32

It's called how to lie with statistics Demeter May 2013 #34

We're being out-performed because we're teaching students how to pass exams. Apophis May 2013 #36