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Old 02-September-2008, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken G View Post
Could it possibly be that you are now arguing that those 10 years of environmental influences can be removed from the results of the aptitude test via "taking it into account"? You can't possibly be serious, really.
If you take a test tailored for a 10-year old's educational level and administer it in two areas:

1) A rich suburban area where a kid has every advantage
2) A poor urban area where many kids are disadvantaged

Gee, big surprise - the results will be lower for the kids in the urban area. So you balance the scores accordingly.

I think it is you who can't possibly be serious if you do not understand the concept of grading on a curve.
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