Hi
The relationship is markedly nonlinear. Including a nonlinear component (b^2)
in multiple regression produces a multiple R of .702. Hence number of
Billionaires predicts half of variability in rankings. Or using log(bs) alone
produces r = -.66.
However, there is a MAJOR problem with the
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:55:59 -0600, Michael Smith wrote:
I hope they are not implying it is an index of how good the school is.
Perish the THOUGHT! I am sure that all RIGHT THINKING people
would never assess the value of the education that they received simply
on the basis of the amount of
Oh sorry. when you said the number of B's an institute produced I thought
you meant something other than billionaires. lol
Valuing human life: Reminds me of a friend's father who used to do exactly
that for the army. I guess they needed some kind of monetary measure of
training invested vs.
I hope they are not implying it is an index of how good the school is.
Wouldn't it be awful to equate money with the quality of the school (or lack
thereof for the B's that dropped out)? One might be tempted to think that
the bottom line in education is the business/money aspect of education and
