Re:School Attendance (9th grade) Predicts Graduation
by hugh3 on Monday July 19, 2010 @01:47PM
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Somebody's Third Law: the comments on any study of anything will inevitably contain some guy reminding the world that "correlation != causation".
This will happen whether the study actually asserts some kind of causal link or not. In this case, it doesn't.
Re:School Attendance (9th grade) Predicts Graduation
by Rhapso on Monday July 19, 2010 @02:28PM
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Just because "correlation != causation" comments correlate with studies, does not mean idiots like me cause them.
I pose that it is the fault of the Study, and not the crazy person on the other end of this keyboard.
Why do high schools keep abusing statistics? This is one of many cases where I have seen a high school find correlation between an act and grades, and then made policy decision assuming things like attendance and extra-curricular activities caused increased grades instead of considering the alternative that kids who have a nature that causes good grades also causes attendance and participation in extra-curricular activities.