Detailed data on AP CS pass rates, race, and gender for 2013

Re:Detailed data on AP CS pass rates, race, and gender for 2013 by ramsaysnuuhh on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:29PM (#7053498)

Number of Japanese trans-men in the 100-meter olympic dash: 0. I think I need a million-dollar grant to raise awareness of this issue.

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Re:Detailed data on AP CS pass rates, race, and gender for 2013 by steveklabnik on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:31PM (#7053518)

I would hope that on Hacker News it could be recognized that computer science has a bit of a higher position in society than the 100-meter Olympic dash.

Not to mention the relative sample sizes involved, or the methods by which quality is determined.

Basically, this comparison is nonsensical.

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Re:Detailed data on AP CS pass rates, race, and gender for 2013 by ramsaysnuuhh on Monday January 13, 2014 @05:34PM (#7054015)

Fine, change "100-meter olympic dash" to "professional athlete in the USA". Sample size is sufficient (NBA+NFL+NHL+MLB comprise of 3000+ players), athletes hold a much higher position in society than computer scientists, and quality is easy to determine (# of wins, points, rebounds, interceptions, etc). Number of japanese trans-men in pro-sports in the US: 0, afaik. We need to tackle this issue as a nation, immediately.

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Re:Detailed data on AP CS pass rates, race, and gender for 2013 by steveklabnik on Monday January 13, 2014 @06:05PM (#7054223)

Programming ability is not determined by biology, try again.

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