Ranking the 50 smartest states

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:15 pm

My state ranks #47 , woot woot

Where does your state rank ?

TheSovereign · Post by **TheSovereign** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:10 pm

how do they decide whos smart and who isnt?

marscheese · Post by **marscheese** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:55 pm

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.

rogue · Post by **rogue** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:04 pm

#1

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Not too surprising, really.

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:09 pm

Originally posted by TheSovereign
how do they decide whos smart and who isnt?

They asked a lot of people from the Boston area .

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:21 pm

43, and I am not surprized..... There are ALOT of stupid people around here

MK888 · Post by **MK888** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:23 pm

Number 6 Up from #10.....

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:08 pm

was born in #10
live in #9
work in #4

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:37 pm

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:44 pm

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:48 pm

#4 w00t ?

Invisible Evil · Post by **Invisible Evil** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:53 pm

EYE PUUTID

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:26 pm

5...up from 8 last year.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:56 pm

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.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:04 pm

31. Michigan was 20. not a suprize here all the smart one got the H E LL out