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You're talking about Ivy League institutions which sample from the tail end of the performance distribution. What works for the cream of the crop, whatever disa
by allovernow 7y ago
You're talking about Ivy League institutions which sample from the tail end of the performance distribution. What works for the cream of the crop, whatever disadvantaged background it may come from, does not necessarily work for the rest. I the concept of distribution statistics is sorely lacking in much of the theory that underpins modern Western social policy, and the negative results are gradually accumulating.
- tyri_kai_psomi 7y agoThen again, even if we had sound statistics backing our policy, the facts would be dismissed in favor of the ideology backing the social policy.