Yeah, but that only matters from a self-assessment standpoint if the causal graph is wealth --> score <-- ability, whereas for an uncoached entrant it’s almost purely wealth --> ability --> score.
whereas for an uncoached entrant it’s almost purely wealth --> ability --> score.
And coaching can’t make up a large part of the score difference, either. There’s more than 100 points discrepancy on Critical Reading or Math alone between the lowest and highest income groups, whereas coaching only creates improvements of 30 points in Reading and Math combined.
Yeah, but that only matters from a self-assessment standpoint if the causal graph is wealth --> score <-- ability, whereas for an uncoached entrant it’s almost purely wealth --> ability --> score.
Fair enough.
And coaching can’t make up a large part of the score difference, either. There’s more than 100 points discrepancy on Critical Reading or Math alone between the lowest and highest income groups, whereas coaching only creates improvements of 30 points in Reading and Math combined.