Gato, love your work but you're off on this one. The second section is in fact weighted. Harder questions are worth more than easier questions, and it's mathematically impossible to get an 800 on either section if you test into the "dumb kids second half."
You're not wrong that it still ultimately compresses the range.
Gato, love your work but you're off on this one. The second section is in fact weighted. Harder questions are worth more than easier questions, and it's mathematically impossible to get an 800 on either section if you test into the "dumb kids second half."
You're not wrong that it still ultimately compresses the range.
Is what you are saying is that the first section is static and is the data which the adaptive second section is based upon? And if the second section is adaptive, why would it have a 'dumb kids second half' versus adaptive questions based on the test taker exact responses question by question? Is it just a decision tree or is there something more exotic going on?
Gato, love your work but you're off on this one. The second section is in fact weighted. Harder questions are worth more than easier questions, and it's mathematically impossible to get an 800 on either section if you test into the "dumb kids second half."
You're not wrong that it still ultimately compresses the range.
Is what you are saying is that the first section is static and is the data which the adaptive second section is based upon? And if the second section is adaptive, why would it have a 'dumb kids second half' versus adaptive questions based on the test taker exact responses question by question? Is it just a decision tree or is there something more exotic going on?