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[quote=SAM2][quote]Whether Jeff has endorsed this thread or not, it would appear it has some official status as it is on top of the forum. This space is usually reserved for moderator sanctioned threads.[/quote]

I’m pretty sure no one will ever get confused and think Jeff endorsed this thread, since it’s been emphasized several times in the first three pages that he was not involved in preparing the FAQ. Just to make it unquestionably clear, I’ll add a specific note to the FAQ. Also, this is not the first time Jeff had sticky’ed a FAQ-type thread that someone else drafted: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/2.page .

[quote]… stats grid is [i]speculative, incomplete, inaccurate [/i]… she is relying own [i]questionable [/i]data which is [i]incomplete [/i]and she fails to cite references with footnotes (Wikipedia style) or even assign years for this data. The fact of the matter is that the grid is [i]incorrect [/i]… and her data is [i]skewed[/i].[/quote]

This baseless criticism is frustrating because I spent a lot of time researching this data and working to check its accuracy. If you think any data points are speculative/incomplete/inaccurate/questionable/incorrect/skewed, then please find and post a link to credible data that is accurate. I’m happy to make corrections, but you’ll need to back up your accusations with some research.

Some of your comments also make me think you’re not too familiar with how spreadsheets work. Contrary to your claim that I did not “assign years for this data,” several of the tabs include many years of specifically labeled data (in some cases up to 13 years worth). Moreover, the spreadsheet comments contain several reference citations to my data sources. You can access these comments by hovering your cursor over particular cells. If you need further assistance, the Google help files are very informative.

To make it easier for anyone interested in sources, here is an overview. Data on Presidential Scholars all comes directly from the US Department of Education website. The Department of Education is also the source for most of the class sizes, and all the diversity stats. Most of the NMSF data was published by the Washington Post. Other NMSF is published by Montgomery and Fairfax County public school systems. And some comes from the schools themselves. In many years, the data can be confirmed from multiple sources. The college success rates come from the news articles cited on that tab.

I hope this helps. I really appreciate the support others have offered. It’s probably best that I step away from here for a few days.[/quote]

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