In response to a message to Charles on ...
RM>CB>SAT SCORES UP; SHANKER CREDITS MORE RIGOROUS COURSES
RM>
RM>CB>SAT scores rose modestly in 1996, an improvement AFT president Albert
RM>CB>Shanker attributes to a renewed emphasis in schools on the academic
RM>core
RM>CB>curriculum. The average math score rose two points, to 508, while
RM>verbal
RM>CB>scores were up a point, to 505.
RM>
RM>This, of course, is silly... A 1 or 2 point change is just
RM>background "noise", as it only represents something like a
RM>0.2% - 0.4% change - Random fluctuation.....
True enough for a small smaple, but given the size of the 
participating sample, are you sure?
Chuck
Chuck Beams
cbeams@dreamscape.com
http://www.dreamscape.com/cbeams
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