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"They give the impression of constant distance between the ordinal values, e.g., #10 is as far below #1 as #310 is below #300." I don't think most people inter
by CydeWeys 7y ago
"They give the impression of constant distance between the ordinal values, e.g., #10 is as far below #1 as #310 is below #300."
I don't think most people interpret rankings like this. It's generally understood that the distribution of large ranked lists is not linear, and that there's more room between the entries at the top than in the middle.
- ineedasername 7y agoNo, with respect, you're incorrect. They do interpret rankings like this. My job is in higher Ed analytics. I have quite some years in it, and before that was my primary job I spent a decade of working in college admissions offices. My first role was in a 50/50 position handling technology and analytics needs, and the other half in customer-facing operations. My comment here is base on many hundreds of conversations with families going through the college selection and application process. This is indeed how most of them look at rankings. "Why should we choose your school when school X half an hour away is ranked 10 positions higher?" This is often the thinking.
- CydeWeys 7y agoFair enough, you're in a better position than me to know. I guess I'm making an is/ought error.