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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting conclusions but I would say your methodology is more than a little shaky. There are proven statistical methods to examine y as a function of a series of explanatory variables (x) while isolating some unknown variable, here presumably "instruction". If that's over your head or if you don't have a large enough dataset, I don't see why creating some convoluted measure is any better than simply comparing subgroups. How well does each school do teaching a particular subgroup, such as all affluent students, or all white students?[/quote]

No offense, but I have a PhD in economics and taught econometrics at an R1 research university. You can shove your patronizing tone up your read-end.

There is no need to do anything fancier. The methodology is both sound and appropriate; it is exactly what one would and should do upon first-reflection. I have tried to avoid mucking the discussion up and talking over most readers' heads. In keeping the overview light, I may have lost you, dear reader.

Incidentally, comparing subgroups is exactly what is at the heart of the analysis. The subgroup results are then aggregated-up in a straightforward manner with the same weights used for each school. That's the summary measure that's reported. [/quote]

First, thank you for this work.  Can you compare DC to schools in MA?  [/quote]

Yes, thank you for your work. Can you compare Ward 8 schools to schools in Liberia?[/quote]

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