Study suggests admissions decisions reward grade inflation

[RacinReaver]

<p>I can see your point. I guess it may also show that an institution’s reputation for grading practices may be worth more than actual data on what their grading practices are.</p>

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The admissions officers (from unidentified undergraduate and graduate admissions offices) were told that all the applications came from those about to graduate from colleges that admitted smart students of roughly equal academic ability. The transcripts for these fake applicants included not only the hypothetical students’ grades, but also measures of the grade distribution at the institutions, showing that some of these institutions generally awarded high grades and others did not.

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<p>(Just posting this for those not clicking through to read the link.)</p>

<p>Is it common in these fields to publish raw data?</p>