Uai Seeker? (1 Viewer)

[suz]

hEY GUYS!!!
I JUST BOUGHT THE UAI SEEKER (FINALLY, LOL) AND AM TOTALLY CONFUSED BOUT DA WHOLE PERCENTILE THING. I WOULD BE HEAPS GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE PERCENTILES FOR MY MARKS WOULD BE OR EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS,
SOR 1 86
ENG ADV 68
GEN MAT 74
LEGAL 78
PDHPE 80
ITALIAN BEG. 95
MODERN GREEK CONT. 74

THANKS IN ADVANCE
ALSO HOW ACCURATE AND RELIABLE DO YOU THINK IT REALLY IS?

 

[Ragerunner]

For 2002 and 2001 it's -very- accurate. As Cyph said, no body knows how accurate it is for this year.

Also I think your shift key is stuck.

 

[flyin']

Originally posted by Cyph
It's accurate to +/- 1 for past years, but nobody knows how accurate it is for this year. Although, if you use percentiles, most likely very accurate.

Except for subjects with small candidature... such as many languages.

 

[boohoo]

how would you calculate your likely percentile for a subject?

 

[flyin']

Well, say you're ranked: 40/100 in Subject A. And your school is about average, then assume you're in the top 40% or 60th percentile. If well below average, then say top 60%, for example, or 40th percentile, etc.

Of course if you're near the top or near the bottom, this doesn't work very well at all.