From bca33e3ac472c31ce71e13736126b4c72cb00a61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wildgirl Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:21:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] MDL-13820 help file typo fixes --- lang/en_utf8/help/grade/aggregation.html | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/lang/en_utf8/help/grade/aggregation.html b/lang/en_utf8/help/grade/aggregation.html index 80bbfe01aa..9fa9b8d5b2 100644 --- a/lang/en_utf8/help/grade/aggregation.html +++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/grade/aggregation.html @@ -29,13 +29,11 @@ the gradebook administrator. Caution in interpreting these "empty grades" is thu (0.7*100 + 0.25*80 + 1.0*10)/190 = 0.526 --> 52.6/100
Mean of grades (with extra credits)
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Arithmetic mean with a twist. An old, now unsupported aggregation sdtategy provided here only +
Arithmetic mean with a twist. An old, now unsupported aggregation strategy provided here only for backward compatibility with old activities.
Median of grades
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The median is calculated by sorting all the grades and selecting the grade that falls in the middle of that - (or the mean between the two middle grades if there is an even number of grades). The advantage over the mean is - that it is not affected by outliers (grades which are uncommonly far from the mean).
+
The middle grade (or the mean of the two middle grades) when grades are arranged in order of size. The advantage over the mean is that it is not affected by outliers (grades which are uncommonly far from the mean).
A1 70/100, A2 20/80, A3 10/10, category max 100:
0.7 + 0.25 + 1.0 --> 0.25 --> 25/100
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ the gradebook administrator. Caution in interpreting these "empty grades" is thu
Mode of grades
The mode is the grade that occurs the most frequently. It is more often used for non-numerical grades. The advantage over the mean is that it is not affected by outliers (grades which are uncommonly far from the mean). - However it loses its meaning once there is more than one most frequently occuring grade (only one is kept), or when all + However it loses its meaning once there is more than one most frequently occurring grade (only one is kept), or when all the grades are different from each other.
A1 70/100, A2 35/50, A3 20/80, A4 10/10, A5 7/10 category max 100:
mode(0.7; 0.7; 0.25; 1.0; 0.7) = 0.7 --> 70/100
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