The whopping salient lurking variable in state-by-state SAT comparisons is the % of students who take it. Take Connecticut whose college bound seniors most recently averaged 510/510/510 for critical reading/math/writing versus Mississippi which averaged 570/550/560. About 85% (+- m) of CT students take it compared to about 5% (+- m) in MS, so in MS mostly the students bound for an east or west coast school will take the SAT. I suspect the ACT is more common in MS. You can find college bound national & state SAT info at:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat/cb-seniors-2010 But the seafood really is great nonetheless ========================== John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael sylvester" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 9:26:40 AM Subject: Re: [tips] New Guy on the List Welcome to another Michael.Btw,use Kalat's Biological Psychology-it is the best in that field.Why do students in New England score the highest on the SAT? I understand it is the seafood.Please note that some postings on Tips are my own divergence,so if your are ever TIPSTER OF THE WEEK,thank me not Bill. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=5127 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-5127-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5133 or send a blank email to leave-5133-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
