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Dropout rates fell, but presenting the data as a percentage change of a percentage is a bad way of reporting the data since the number of students in the system
by zenciadam 12y ago
Dropout rates fell, but presenting the data as a percentage change of a percentage is a bad way of reporting the data since the number of students in the system may have changed because of demographics.
- adventured 12y ago14.7% to 11.4% is a pretty solid change in two years, and it was progressive (13.1% inbetween). I wouldn't expect demographics to impact much in two years. The improved / stabilized economy may have had a big impact however.
- neoeldex 12y agoBut it is really overselling the picture. This article is misleading. Numbers, numbers, numbers and numbers... are hard.