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mbperrin

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3. I wish that proponents of VAM would quit calling it a statistical measure,

Reply to YvonneCa (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 10:46 AM

Oct 2012

just because it's got a lot of unrelated, mixed-up numbers tossed together in vaguely disgusting ways.

It's a number and word salad, not any kind of valid anything at all.

But the "right" people will make $$$$$$$ from it.

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VAM a Disaster... [View all] YvonneCa Oct 2012 OP

It's a disaster *everywhere*. It's supposed to be so. Hence the term..... Smarmie Doofus Oct 2012 #1

Good point. Every teacher needs to read Shock Doctrine. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #2

I wish that proponents of VAM would quit calling it a statistical measure, mbperrin Oct 2012 #3

GREAT point. None of the statistics produced are... YvonneCa Oct 2012 #4