SATs

[FFRGreen]

Re: SATs

Holy fuck I feel stupid

[dAnceguy117]

Re: SATs

I'm gonna write a doctoral thesis on why everyone here is so smrt

[Shouka]

Re: SATs

I'm gonna write a doctoral thesis on why everyone here is so smrt

There might be a couple liars, but generally people who did well on these exams are more likely to post their results than those who did poorly.

[Reach]

Re: SATs

I'm gonna write a doctoral thesis on why everyone here is so smrt

Here I will write it for you.


Title: Sampling Bias on internet music game forums.

Sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others. It results in a biased sample, a non-random sample of a population (or non-human factors) in which all individuals, or instances, were not equally likely to have been selected. If this is not accounted for, results can be erroneously attributed to the phenomenon under study rather than to the method of sampling.

Methods: Some guy made a thread on FFR about SAT scores. A sample of scores were collected and analyzed. The difference between mean score of the population and the mean of reported scores on FFR was statistically significant (p=0.000000.....1)

Discussion: The results are a clear demonstration of sampling bias that is threefold. First off, people that are more intelligent than average tend to surf internet forums with the goal of posting something for others to read. Secondly, people that post their scores in SAT score threads tend to have high scores because people that are embarrassed about their scores aren't going to post them. Thirdly, some people lie and inflate their scores, kinda like penis size.

Conclusion: Cool

[Reincarnate]

Re: SATs

(p=0.000000.....1)

And the fact that this is possible proves that .999... != 1

QED

[robertsona]

Re: SATs

if you are not into actually studying/doing math just get a ti-89 and your score in that section will honestly go up by at least 30 points

swear2god

[infinity.]

Re: SATs

my SAT score progression went: 1930 --> 2000 --> 2300 lol
act is easier imo

the trick? collegeconfidential.com, know the secrets, practice math if you aren't good at, read sample essays. SAT essay is the most gameable thing in existence

[robertsona]

Re: SATs

ACT/SAT was split evenly between things i do and don't like which was annoying

[PriestREA]

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I scored 2180 on the SAT - need to sift through and find the ACT score I got last year, but my fantastic organizational skills won't allow that to happen. But I do believe I either scored 30-31 on the ACT

I believe math was my lowest scoring section: CR: 800 / W: 750 / M: 630.
I'm horrible at math.

[Charu]

Re: SATs

I don't even recall what I got on my ACT's. It was average though, pretty much it.

Never took SAT's either, but I know it's the same type of crud.

[dAnceguy117]

Re: SATs

Here I will write it for you.


Title: Sampling Bias on internet music game forums.

Sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others. It results in a biased sample, a non-random sample of a population (or non-human factors) in which all individuals, or instances, were not equally likely to have been selected. If this is not accounted for, results can be erroneously attributed to the phenomenon under study rather than to the method of sampling.

Methods: Some guy made a thread on FFR about SAT scores. A sample of scores were collected and analyzed. The difference between mean score of the population and the mean of reported scores on FFR was statistically significant (p=0.000000.....1)

Discussion: The results are a clear demonstration of sampling bias that is threefold. First off, people that are more intelligent than average tend to surf internet forums with the goal of posting something for others to read. Secondly, people that post their scores in SAT score threads tend to have high scores because people that are embarrassed about their scores aren't going to post them. Thirdly, some people lie and inflate their scores, kinda like penis size.

Conclusion: Cool

you... you bastard. hahaha. well played.

if you are not into actually studying/doing math just get a ti-89 and your score in that section will honestly go up by at least 30 points

swear2god

wait, that's allowed? what?

[robertsona]

Re: SATs

yeah

on the ACT it's not but SAT it's fair game, pretty sure

which is so fucking dumb, the difference between a ti-89/its algebra system and a more simple calculator is like a pager and an iphone

[dAnceguy117]

Re: SATs

yeah

on the ACT it's not but SAT it's fair game, pretty sure

which is so fucking dumb, the difference between a ti-89/its algebra system and a more simple calculator is like a pager and an iphone

that's insane. come to think of it, though, what's the ruling on TI-83 or 84 for the ACT? you can write/download programs on those.

really, test-takers should be limited to this bad boy