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by misterbowfinger 3385 days ago
Yes, exactly! And yet, the schools are still really, really good!

Partially it's because the analysis is at the county level, and not at the district level. But I'd argue that using "averages" in the first place is extremely lossy and a classic Stats 101 mistake.

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And yet, the schools are still really, really good!

This is a particularly weird statement to make in regard to NYC school performance, across the board.