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School-level averages of observed admissions test scores are extremely highly correlated with average latent scores

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2010: tool and model accuracy changes quickly

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q2 i? Despite selection bias in who tests, school-level observed mean admissions scores are extremely highly correlated with school-level average latent scores. → Melissa Clark 2007

Evidence

Melissa Clark 2007

Melissa Clark, Jesse Rothstein, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach. (2007). Selection Bias in College Admissions Test Scores. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, Education Research Section. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/selection-bias-in-college-admissions-test-scores

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Analysis of school-level averages from the Illinois ACT policy-change estimates finds observed mean scores "extremely highly correlated with average latent scores." The abstract prints no correlation coefficient.

"Despite this, school-level averages of observed admissions test scores are extremely highly correlated with average latent scores."

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type claim
id observed-school-mean-scores-track-latent-means
title School-level averages of observed admissions test scores are extremely highly correlated with average latent scores
description School-level averages of observed admissions test scores are extremely highly correlated with average latent scores
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 2007
recheck_by 2010
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