tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081481976544981511.post487009517873492375..comments2023-10-28T03:13:17.784-07:00Comments on Name My Life: An extra 'a' and you are good to go! Really??Arun Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399972929699957024noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081481976544981511.post-10770054114971638062011-01-15T13:53:42.477-08:002011-01-15T13:53:42.477-08:00Students with the Initial ‘A’ Don’t Get Better Gra...Students with the Initial ‘A’ Don’t Get Better Grades <br /><br />http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1628403<br /><br />Abstract: <br />It has been claimed that students whose first or last name begins with the letters A or B have higher grade point averages than students whose first or last name begins with the letters C or D. This “result” was achieved by a naive and incoherent application of statistical methods. We correctly analyze the problem using a new dataset and conclude that the claim is completely unsupported.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012728689977780537noreply@blogger.com