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I was thinking it was the article about the merits of a Harvard education versus being a prison guard. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014240527487041322045762

• VLM 11y ago
  Classic example of ignoring the std deviation and using mean instead of median as if it holds any significance given a very unusual distribution curve. Its truly a textbook example. Selectivity in lower socioeconomic class jobs is hardly limited to great paying jobs; there are similar stories about McDonalds being more selective in hiring than the Harvard acceptance rate. There's also a cause/effect malfunction in that kids going to Harvard is an effect of getting rich, but getting rich is an effect of being a prison guard in CA, two entirely different concepts.