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Re: RE: st: Checking to see if the association between two variables is linear or otherwise


From   David Kantor <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   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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