whats the margin that schools use to say that two people are equally ranked? (1 Viewer)

[Hermes1]

sorry if this is vague but i am just about to do my 4 unit trial and i calculated the guy in front of me is like 3.76% ahead of me at this point, so if after the trials the gap was <1% would the school say i am equal with him?

 

[SpreadTheWord]

sorry if this is vague but i am just about to do my 4 unit trial and i calculated the guy in front of me is like 3.76% ahead of me at this point, so if after the trials the gap was <1% would the school say i am equal with him?

Depends on what side of the 0.5 scale your on. If your like 0.49% behind him, then basic maths states that you must round down to the nearest whole number, meaning that yes you will be on par with the dude. Similarly if you were 0.51% behind, then you won't be on par with him.

You catch my drift?

 

[Hermes1]

Depends on what side of the 0.5 scale your on. If your like 0.49% behind him, then basic maths states that you must round down to the nearest whole number, meaning that yes you will be on par with the dude. similarly if you were 0.51% behind, then you won't be on par with him.

oh i see, they round off, tnx for the help. i thought maybe they just have something like if your 1 percent or less below a guy you become equal with him.

 

[SpreadTheWord]

oh i see, they round off, tnx for the help. i thought maybe they just have something like if your 1 percent or less below a guy you become equal with him.

Yeah, but just kick his arse, and you won't have to worry mate.

All good

 

[Omnipotence]

^ Words of wisdom.

 

[Hermes1]

ill try, but the only problem is he has accelerated the 4 unit course last year, so i have to beat someone who has already done the whole 4u course by at least 10 marks just to tie with them. fml.

 

[Omnipotence]

Definitely possible.

 

[sinophile]

Dunno about your school but at mine they secretly record things to like the 6th decimal place in case this is actually needed

 

[Hermes1]

Definitely possible.

ill try my best, tnx for the support

 

[enoilgam]

The Board of studies ranks you based on the assessment marks which your school provides them. I remember for me in economics, I was ranked equal forth. But after my school submitted my marks to BOS, they dropped me to 5th because he was beating me by 0.3%.

 

[Shadowdude]

Yeah, equal means equal - and depends on how far your school goes.

My school I think used 2 decimal places. So it depends on what happens after that rounding.

 

[cem]

The Board of studies ranks you based on the assessment marks which your school provides them. I remember for me in economics, I was ranked equal forth. But after my school submitted my marks to BOS, they dropped me to 5th because he was beating me by 0.3%.

The BOS would have been given whole marks - so your school sent you in as 5th not =4th.

 

[enoilgam]

I called the school because when I checked my rank on BOS it was not the same as what was on my report (i was ranked equal forth on my school report). The school told me they send in the marks we got in all our assessments plus our final mark and ranking. Thats when they told me that there was a small difference between me and the other guy and they said that BOS calculates exactly whilst the school rounds off.

 

[cem]

I called the school because when I checked my rank on BOS it was not the same as what was on my report (i was ranked equal forth on my school report). The school told me they send in the marks we got in all our assessments plus our final mark and ranking. Thats when they told me that there was a small difference between me and the other guy and they said that BOS calculates exactly whilst the school rounds off.

I have been teaching for over 20 years and we have only ever been allowed to send in whole numbers. It wasn't the BOS that rounded the marks but your school - there is no provision for anything other than whole marks when submitting marks to the BOS and hasn't been since I started sending in marks in 1991.

 

[Skyzor]

I have been teaching for over 20 years and we have only ever been allowed to send in whole numbers. It wasn't the BOS that rounded the marks but your school - there is no provision for anything other than whole marks when submitting marks to the BOS and hasn't been since I started sending in marks in 1991.

Oh wow, thanks for clearing that up !

 

[enoilgam]

Fair enough. Its confusing though because on my report I was equal forth but BOS put me as 5th. Maybe the teachers gave me the wrong explaination