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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Interesting that the graph shows that the most grade inflation was at the public flagship university (positive deviation from the mean)[/quote] +1 I had the same reaction.[/quote] The graph you are referring to does *not* measure grade inflation. It measures deviation from the authors' predictive model (which includes an inflator for private schools). What it's saying is that public flagships don't grade as harshly as public schools generally and that private liberal arts schools are a mixed bag -- some inflate more than others. If you look at the LACs the authors' studied, most are not elites. If you do head to head comparisons between elite LACs and flagships -- e.g. Berkeley vs. Amherst -- you'll see that the LACs have higher GPAs. [/quote]
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