Sat Curve

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<p>hey everybody..
wud like 2 knw how the SAT curve is calculated... i mean is the curve same throughout or is it country wise,centre wise or region wise??
thanks..</p>

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<p>There really is not curve. You basically just get one question you got wrong for free.</p>

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<p>They do it nation wise I think and basically heres how they standardize the data.</p>

<p>Whatever the mean raw score is becomes 400. Then the standard deviation is converted to 100. So basically, if the average was 90/180 raw points on a section with a standard deviation of 20, and you scored a 110. You would get a 400 + ((110-90/20)*100) = 500. This is why it is better to take the SAT in the spring and later on in the year, when seniors, who are probably taking it for the second time and will probably do better, aren't taking it.</p>

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<p>intresting..</p>

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<p>This also explains why its tough to get a really high score on the SAT, since if you calculate the percentages (I don't have a calculator handy but we did it in AP Statistics), I believe it is less then 1% for above a 700?</p>

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<p>curves are determined before the test is given based on test difficulty, actually</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure thats not true. Citing my textbook's examples (which are factual and sourced).</p>

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<p>woah... hearin that for da first time..</p>

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<p>Is it true that the curve for writing tends to be lenient since it's a newer section?</p>

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<p>isnt the CR lenient too? (as compared to math)</p>

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<p>Writing curve is really hard (esepecially compared to SAT II). -4 is like a 69.</p>