Discuss How Tracking Creates Differences Among Students Within the Same

question 36

Essay

Discuss how tracking creates differences among students within the same schools that may be significantly greater than differences between schools.

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Definitions:

Bimodal Data

Data that has two different modes, or peaks, in its frequency distribution.

Empirical Rule

A statistical rule stating that for a normal distribution, nearly all of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

Measure Variability

The degree to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from their average value.

Square Root

A value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. It is often represented as \(\sqrt{x}\) for a number \(x\).