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Ranking the 50 smartest states

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:15 pm
by nitro237
My state ranks #47 , woot woot :D

Where does your state rank ?

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:10 pm
by TheSovereign
how do they decide whos smart and who isnt?

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:55 pm
by marscheese
from the site:

Methodology: The Smartest State designation is awarded on the basis of 21 factors selected from Morgan Quitno's annual reference book, Education State Rankings, 2004–2005. Rates for each of the 21 factors were processed through a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given category. The end result is that the farther below the national average a state’s education ranking is, the lower (and less smart) it ranks. The farther above the national average, the higher (and smarter) a state ranks.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:04 pm
by rogue
#1 :cool :

Not too surprising, really.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:09 pm
by nitro237
Originally posted by TheSovereign
how do they decide whos smart and who isnt?


They asked a lot of people from the Boston area . :D

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:21 pm
by DoPeY5007
43, and I am not surprized..... There are ALOT of stupid people around here

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:23 pm
by MK888
Number 6 Up from #10.....

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:08 pm
by BillyGoat
was born in #10
live in #9
work in #4

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:37 pm
by Busby
38

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:44 pm
by Pugsley
17

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:48 pm
by DaMaN
#4 w00t ?

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:53 pm
by Invisible Evil
EYE PUUTID

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:26 pm
by b-man1
5...up from 8 last year.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:56 pm
by Executioner
Originally posted by DoPeY5007
43, and I am not surprized..... There are ALOT of stupid people around here
Same here. See it at work - lots of dumb people. Can't wait until I decide to retire so I can move out of California since it's been ruined by overdevelopment, idiots coming from the east, and millions of illegal aliens.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:04 pm
by renovation
31. Michigan was 20. not a suprize here all the smart one got the H E LL out :)