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> Why didn't Ofqual find some people who understood how stats work, and and ask them for advice? They wouldn't sign a five-year NDA: https://news.sky.com/stor
by twic 6y ago
> Why didn't Ofqual find some people who understood how stats work, and and ask them for advice?
They wouldn't sign a five-year NDA:
https://news.sky.com/story/a-levels-exam-regulator-ignored-expert-help-after-statisticians-wouldnt-sign-non-disclosure-agreements-12049289 https://news.sky.com/story/a-levels-exam-regulator-ignored-e...
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoThat is completely mental, a five year NDA for something that would be completed by now? The nicest interpretation of this is that Ofqual had no idea what the hell they were doing.
- twic 6y agoI suppose what you don't want is to publish everyone's exam results, and then have one of your helpful academics say "oh, but of course these results are rubbish", and then have a massive public scandal about how the results are rubbish. However, what they opted for was the same thing, but without the second step.