How insulting is Colored (vs. African American)

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

JFK high school has 58% graduation of an average 3,000 student graduating class.

BFF high school has 61% graduation of an average 200 student graduating class.

How would you substantively interpret that beyond looking at the numbers and the fact that 61 is higher than 58?

that BFF and JFK have similar graduation rates

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by starang21

that BFF and JFK have similar graduation rates

I am talking about percentages and not rates, just as the Census educational attainment that you linked is the counts and percentages but not the rates.

(The Census documentation addresses graduation rates.)

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I am talking about percentages and not rates, just as the Census educational attainment that you linked is the counts and percentages but not the rates.

(The Census documentation addresses graduation rates.)

so what's the difference between rates and percentages?

[starang21]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

www.google.com

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/percentage

A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rate

A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by starang21

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/percentage

A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rate

A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion

Thefreedictionary is just reminding you that we express rates as percentages. Whether it means the same thing depends on what you're looking at/who you ask. The point is that the Census was reporting counts and percentages in that educational attainment data. It can be converted to rates if you wish.