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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
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David Kantor <[email protected]>
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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise
Date
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:46:12 -0400
At 07:46 PM 10/12/2012, Justina Fischer wrote:
Hi Amal,
from the education-growth literature I know that using educational
levels is preferred over years in education....years in education
can be very misleading (if you skipped classes, repeated classes,
dropped out, etc). In addition, it is the degree that qualifies you
for (certain) jobs.
[...]
I agree, noting that highest grade attained is better than years in
education, but it is still not appropriate, as it is not an interval
scale. The "same" increments between values do not have the same significance.
For example, the significance of the increment from grade 11 to 12 is
not the same as from 10 to 11.
HTH
--David
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