I agree 1-10 should be instituted instead of 1-5. When they use 1-5, a lot of individuals will feel guilty grouping some schools at the same number, but won't make appropriate changes because they feel like they would be cheating a particular school.DreamShake wrote:For a mass mailing survey...which is widely recognized as one of the poorest statistical measures available.
The gradations are too large (needs to be 1-10 or at least 1-7) and the response rate too low for this survey to be useful. Really, fuck US News for trying to pass off more shoddy statistics as legitimate information.
For example, someone may give schools 1-20 a (5), 21-50 a (4), 50-100 a (3), 100-150 a (2), and 150+ a (1). But, GW is not as good as HYS or even Georgetown/Cornell - the recruiter would not want to give GW a 4 because clearly GW is better than IUB. Also Temple and Villinova are better than Hofstra, but would Temple and Villianova deserve the same score as Fordham? A 1-10 gradiation could solve all of these problems.