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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by hyperhopper on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:04PM (#31672400)
> Test scores highly corelate with the % of students receiving free lunch

Nit: They don't highly correlate, they inversely correlate

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by _dark_matter_ on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @03:16PM (#31672564)
I mean, they do highly correlate. It's an inverse correlation. Correlation tracks from -1 to 1.

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation

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