Open AccessAN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE ON THE SAT
Author(s) -
Wainer Howard
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2330-8516.1983.tb00036.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , test (biology) , exploratory analysis , aptitude , psychology , exploratory research , mathematics education , statistics , computer science , mathematics , developmental psychology , data science , sociology , social science , paleontology , anthropology , biology
Methods of exploratory data analysis are used to decompose data tables which portray the performance of various ethnic groups on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (the SAT). These analyses show: the size and structure of the differences in performance among the ethnic groups studied, the nature of changes across time, and the interactions between ethnic group membership and time. Suggestions regarding the clear display of results from data in this form are made and illustrated.