Much of the Early Research on Effective Schools Was What

question 2

Multiple Choice

Much of the early research on effective schools was what is referred to as "outlier" studies. Which of the following is the best definition of what that means?

• A) Outlier studies are those which take place in remote areas of the United States.
• B) Outlier studies are those which report on falsified data which were known to be sent from out and out liars.
• C) Outlier studies are those that come from far ends of the distribution - where all students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, but the school has extremely high test scores.
• D) None are correct

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