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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Given only correlation coefficient, one cannot infer causality. This lesson has been lost on Secretary of Education Richard Riley, who recently intoned that "taking rigorous mathematics courses ... early in secondary schools is a gateway to college and future employment." Students taking such classes have probably already been identified…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Algebra, College Preparation, Correlation
