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[quote=Anonymous][quote=SAM2][quote=Anonymous]...The final percentage is not really a reflection of what percentage of students actually attend all top colleges in the country -- that's more what Matriculationstats was trying to examine by making judgments as to which colleges are top colleges. Instead, my analysis looks at what percentage attended [i]certain[/i] top colleges...[/quote]

This is where you're running into some problems with your methodology, and it's a shame after all this hard work.  I think most people would be [i]more[/i] interested in what percentage of students actually attend top colleges, but you're admitting that your final percentage "is not really a reflection of that."  Moreover, Matriculationstats is not trying to make [i]any [/i]judgments as to which colleges are top colleges, it is merely relying on the gold standard that everyone uses, US News & World Report.  As you've admitted, you're looking at what percentage attended [i]certain[/i] top colleges, and [i]that[/i] comes from a "blend" where two of your three surveys are one-year snapshots from 3-6 years ago!  You're far better off copying the Matriculationstats methodology, using the recent five-year matriculation data posted from the eight prominent local schools, and then draw inferences on the matriculations to these same top colleges from the 3-4 local private schools that choose not to share matriculation data.  Where you can't draw inferences, you're probably better off leaving those cells blank for "insufficient data."  [/quote]

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