tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496555945766172262.post5282933049798955179..comments2024-03-04T06:15:41.424-05:00Comments on BaltoNorth: Minimum "N sizes" chosen by states for NCLB AYP reportingDave Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904607347997412872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496555945766172262.post-74156601508649172892010-04-29T22:20:06.848-04:002010-04-29T22:20:06.848-04:00In this case the larger the "n" - the la...In this case the larger the "n" - the larger the group of students that school systems can "discard" - in other words, if you want to make AYP easily you assign a larger "n" size. In the case of Maryland schools - the smaller "n" holds schools more accountable for educating all children - if the subgroup is 5 and they don't make it - then the AMO is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496555945766172262.post-44424117694673890072010-04-24T19:55:58.621-04:002010-04-24T19:55:58.621-04:00I'm happy to stand corrected if I'm wrong....I'm happy to stand corrected if I'm wrong. I *did* take a good bit of time to research it. <br /><br />Can you explain from a statistician's point of view why such a small "n-size" makes sense?Dave Greenehttp://www.baltonorth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496555945766172262.post-46013470044134540312010-04-24T17:32:35.613-04:002010-04-24T17:32:35.613-04:00If you took the time to reearch what the "n&q...If you took the time to reearch what the "n" represents in this instance you might actually begin to understand that Maryland has set a higher standard than all other states. the subgroup size means that we can't discard struggling children. When you actually get a clue, your comments may be more valid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com