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>In 2013, people with four-year college degrees earned 98 >percent more per hour, on average, than people without >degrees Wouldn't a more appropriate compar
by aantix 12y ago
>In 2013, people with four-year college degrees earned 98
>percent more per hour, on average, than people without
>degrees
Wouldn't a more appropriate comparison be to compare the earnings of those that could have went to college but opted not to vs those that have completed college?
- sokoloff 12y agoAn even more perfect comparison would be between people of precisely the same intellect, background, and work ethic. At some point, you have to make comparisons with the high-volume and reasonably high-fidelity data that you do have rather than wishing for more perfect data that you'll never have.
- aantix 12y ago>At some point, you have to make comparisons with the >high-volume and reasonably high-fidelity data that you do >have rather than wishing for more perfect data that you'll >never have. Certain personality types complete college (fairly disciplined). Are colleges taking a disproportionate amount of credit for the career success for the people that would have been more likely to succeed anyways(with or without) college?