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2/05/02: State Math Scores and Attitudes

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics: "State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1996-97"; tables 15 and 17. (8th grade students)

Discussion:  Possible explanation: when asked whether or not they had a positive attitude towards Math, 73% of the DC students did not know what "positve" meant.  Compare formatting with the 1/8/02 COTW.

Key Question:  What happens to the correlation here if you were to remove DC and the 11 states of the Confederacy? (answer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

answer:

The correlation here is -.52.   The 11 Confederate states + DC have a -.70 correlation; the remaining states,  +.22.