For Questions Use the Following Narrative

question 27

Essay

For Questions use the following narrative
Narrative: Girls' grades
A 1998 study by the Horatio Alger Association was summarized in USA Today by saying that high-school girls outperform boys in school.The article was titled "Study: Girls get higher grades" (USA Today 8/12/ 98).The study was based on a survey of 1,195 randomly chosen students aged 14-18.Among the findings: One third of the girls said they 'received mostly A's on their last report card' compared to only one-fifth of the boys.Three-fourths of girls 'believe they will have many opportunities available to them after they graduate' compared to only two-thirds of the boys.
-{Girls' grades narrative} Do you think the conclusions of this study are justified? Why or why not?

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