Introduction
When deciding whether to admit an applicant, colleges take lots of factors, such as grades, sports, activities, leadership positions, awards, teacher recommendations, and test scores, into consideration. Using SAT scores as a basis of whether to admit a student or not has created some controversy. Among other things, people question whether the SATs are fair and whether they predict college performance.
This study examines the SAT and GPA information of 105 students who graduated from a state university with a B.S. in computer science. Using the grades and test scores , can you predict a student's college grades?
Questions to Answer
Can the SAT scores be used to predict college GPA?
Task
Students always wonder why they have to take the SAT or why college look at their SAT scores and college overall GPA. Could there be a relationship that exist between your SAT scores and your college overall G.P.A. .
Your mission is to determine if their exist a relationship between the SAT scores and overall college G.P.A.