[Vision2020] Standard & Poors Data
Gabe Gibler
universalglove@moscow.com
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:07:02 -0800
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I don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet; I haven't finished reading =
all the posts on Vision 20/20 for the 4th/5th February, but...
Funny thing about the numbers on the Standard & Poors data, comparing =
opposites first of all:
181 spending above average - 92 below average =3D 89 above average.
343 spending below average - 171 above average =3D 172 below average.
343 schools spending below average had 171 of them testing above =
average: 49.85% above average.
181 schools spending above average had 89 of them testing average? or =
better. 49.17% above average? Aaah, maybe there's my assumption. Are all =
the remainder above average? Perhaps not, and perhaps all the remaining =
schools of the 343 spending below average tested far worse than the 92 =
out of 181 that spent above average but tested below average. Then, as =
well, the 89 out of 181 may have scored phenomenally better than the 171 =
out of 343 did, even if the 171 were "above" average or vice versa. =
Well, who's to know given how they wrote the article and compared the =
schools.
So, in my opinion, it averages out to not really making much of any =
difference at all! If I'm missing something in the logic let me know, =
please.
Thank you,=20
Gabe Gibler
P.S. Of greater interest to me, the administrator's salary rising by a =
greater percentage when it was probably more to begin with than the =
teacher's salary. However, maybe their job is harder and they've =
deserved it. I wouldn't know.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know if anyone has mentioned it =
yet; I=20
haven't finished reading all the posts on Vision 20/20 for the 4th/5th =
February,=20
but...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Funny thing about the numbers on the =
Standard &=20
Poors data, comparing opposites first of all:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>181 spending above average - 92 below =
average =3D 89=20
above average.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>343 spending below average - 171 above =
average =3D=20
172 below average.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>343 schools spending below average had =
171 of them=20
testing above average: 49.85% above average.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>181 schools spending above average had =
89 of them=20
testing average? or better. 49.17% above average? Aaah, maybe there's my =
assumption. Are all the remainder above average? Perhaps not, and =
perhaps all=20
the remaining schools of the 343 spending below average tested far worse =
than=20
the 92 out of 181 that spent above average but tested below average. =
Then, as=20
well, the 89 out of 181 may have scored phenomenally better than the 171 =
out of=20
343 did, even if the 171 were "above" average or vice versa. =
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face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, who's to know given how they wrote the =
article and=20
compared the schools.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So, in my opinion, it averages out to =
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really making much of any difference at all! If I'm missing =
something in=20
the logic let me know, please.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gabe Gibler</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S. Of greater interest to =
me, the=20
administrator's salary rising by a greater percentage when it was =
probably more=20
to begin with than the teacher's salary. However, maybe their job is =
harder and=20
they've deserved it. I wouldn't =
know.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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