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...the guy who wrote that article seems very unprofessional to me He's a highly respected statistician who's written some very valuable books, including at lea
by Estragon 15y ago
...the guy who wrote that article seems very unprofessional to me
He's a highly respected statistician who's written some very valuable books, including at least one very useful book on teaching statistics. He actually says nothing about the rate at which he himself gives A's, just that all the incentives tend that way. In fact, at the end he cites an approach to post-hoc modification of grades which would make it irrelevant whether he assigned A's to everyone or not.
- bugsy 15y agoWhat were your thoughts about the fact that the world's leading expert on the topic, whom he cited in his article, responded in the comments pointing out his errors, and he responded with personal remarks and no facts? That doesn't sound like a professional statistician to me, it sounds like a child.