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...bases, and hit-by-pitches. "All bases. "Boswell notes imperiously, "are created equal." Then add up all the outs a player has made, including, thank you, the number of times he was thrown out stealing and counting two for each double play he made. And Voila! Total Average--the ratio of total bases to total outs...
...questions are meant to measure ability rather than knowledge, they discovered distinct sex differences. While the verbal abilities of the males and females hardly differed, twice as many boys as girls scored over 500 (on a scale of 200 to 800) on mathematical ability; at the 700 level, the ratio was 14 to 1. The conclusion: males have inherently superior mathematical reasoning ability...
...Williams has the most under graduates in the entire Biology department, and as some speculate, more than all the other divisions combined. By doing extensive research, the students become experts quickly and can participate in discussions and develop their own ideas. Since Riddiford's time in the lab, the ratio of undergraduates to graduates working under Williams' has been reversed. When she was there in the early 50s, she was the only undergraduate included among 20 or so graduates. Currently, more than 20 undergraduates work for Williams while only one graduate student and one post doc are involved...
...college enrollment was about equally divided between public and private institutions. Now, with so many public colleges, the ratio is approximately 22% attending private school and 78% in state institutions, laying a great burden on state budgets. Some educators fear the division will now be accentuated. Says Columbia University President Michael Sovern: "It would be folly to upset the balance of public and private education, to limit individual choice, to segregate rich students in private universities and the poor and middle class in public...
...HAVE NO USE for this book now, and quite possibly you never had, but as soon as you see a copy you'll grab it and turn to page 177. You'll find come a few statistics you probably already know. Male/female ratio of 65:35; average SAT scores of 700 verbal, 675 math--you get the idea...