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Last year, the average math SAT score for students at one school was 475. The headmaster then introduced a new teaching method hoping to improve scores. This year, the mean math SAT score for a sample of students was 491. The headmaster concluded that the new teaching method produces higher SAT scores. What is the problem with reporting results this way?

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Miriam Greene

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Last year, the average math SAT score for students at one school was 475. The headmaster then introduced a new teaching method hoping to improve scores. This year, the mean math SAT score for a sample of students was 491. The headmaster concluded that the new teaching method produces higher SAT scores. What is the problem with reporting results this way?

correlation and causality

voluntary response

missing data

loaded question

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Jerry Weaver · Answer 1

Last year, the average math SAT score for students at one school was 475. The headmaster then introduced a new teaching method hoping to improve scores. This year, the mean math SAT score for a sample of students was 491. The headmaster concluded that the new teaching method produces higher SAT scores. The problem with reporting results this way is voluntary response. The information of how the teaching method isnot mentioned.