Report - All models are wrong, some of these might be useful

Report – All models are wrong, some of these might be useful

By Dave Thomson|2021-03-11T08:12:00+00:0010th March 2021|Reports|

A research report [PDF] produced for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership showing the effect of adjusting for context on school value-added indicators at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4. It is accompanied by an online appendix [ZIP].

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About the Author: Dave Thomson

Dave Thomson is chief statistician at FFT with over fifteen years’ experience working with educational attainment data to raise attainment in local government, higher education and the commercial sector. His current research interests include linking education and workplace datasets to improve estimates of adult attainment and study the impact of education on employment and benefits outcomes.