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> it's possible that the large team of education and psychometrics people who've been working on it for decades know what they're doing Don't assume that socie
by asdfman123 7y ago
> it's possible that the large team of education and psychometrics people who've been working on it for decades know what they're doing
Don't assume that society is optimizing for what's socially optimal.
Back when it was on a 1600 point scale, I got a 1300 on the first practice test for my SAT course. When I took the test for real, I got a 1570.
- closeparen 7y agoI wouldn't assume it, but it's one of the plausible explanations for the test appearing to meet its design goals.