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On Ranking: Who Is the Fairest of Them All?

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Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically

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Ranking has become an obsession of the world. We rank students, teachers, heads of department, principals, schools, and education systems on many things related to education and achievement.

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Soh, K. (2016). On Ranking: Who Is the Fairest of Them All?. In: Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1581-6_8

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