A Great Video on the Calculation of the ATAR from your HSC Marks

[jamonwindeyer]

Just stumbled across this video on the Sydney Morning Herald's Facebook Page (someone confirm whether that link works lol), it does a brilliant job of explaining how your ATAR is calculated. A highly recommend spending a few minutes watching it! Feel free to ask any questions about it below

[Blissfulmelodii]

Ahh yes, I saw that a couple days ago. It's definitely been making the rounds on facebook. Such a good video and it really breaks down the process well in an easy to understand manner. I particularly found the part about the average being shifted to correspond with other subjects interesting as I hadn't really thought about it in that manner

[FallonXay]

Just stumbled across this video on the Sydney Morning Herald's Facebook Page (someone confirm whether that link works lol), it does a brilliant job of explaining how your ATAR is calculated. A highly recommend spending a few minutes watching it! Feel free to ask any questions about it below

Yep. Link works~
nice find.

[jamonwindeyer]

Ahh yes, I saw that a couple days ago. It's definitely been making the rounds on facebook. Such a good video and it really breaks down the process well in an easy to understand manner. I particularly found the part about the average being shifted to correspond with other subjects interesting as I hadn't really thought about it in that manner

It's genuinely one of the best explanations of the concept I've ever seen, particularly for students who might not have much experience with basic statistics.

Yeah the matching of averages is interesting! I wrote in my guide on scaling that it is kind of like a massive set of simultaneous equations, which is what it sort of is

Yep. Link works~
nice find.

Tah!

[Blissfulmelodii]

It's genuinely one of the best explanations of the concept I've ever seen, particularly for students who might not have much experience with basic statistics.

Yeah the matching of averages is interesting! I wrote in my guide on scaling that it is kind of like a massive set of simultaneous equations, which is what it sort of is

Haha but for those who didn't/don't mathematics that may be hard to picture    It was a great visual honestly. Loved the analogy with the apples lol.
Can not believe that the results will be out in 5/6 days...

[jamonwindeyer]

Haha but for those who didn't/don't mathematics that may be hard to picture    It was a great visual honestly. Loved the analogy with the apples lol.
Can not believe that the results will be out in 5/6 days...

You'll do 100% fine, I'm excited to see how everyone went!!

[RuiAce]

Cringing so hard at the bell curves.

[Blissfulmelodii]

You'll do 100% fine, I'm excited to see how everyone went!!

Lol thanks for the vote of confidence and me too! I'm sure there will be a discussion thread ready to go that will be spammed the day of.

[RuiAce]

Lol thanks for the vote of confidence and me too! I'm sure there will be a discussion thread ready to go that will be spammed the day of.

That thread's already up, in a way

[Blissfulmelodii]

That thread's already up, in a way

Are you talking about the prediction thread?

[RuiAce]

Are you talking about the prediction thread?

Mhm.

I'm possibly doing something about it though, because it doesn't seem like anyone wants to predict. So leaving it there as is feels a waste.

[Blissfulmelodii]

Mhm.

I'm possibly doing something about it though, because it doesn't seem like anyone wants to predict. So leaving it there as is feels a waste.

Haha I myself avoided that thread. Something about making a prediction makes it 100 times scarier and real 

[RuiAce]

Haha I myself avoided that thread. Something about making a prediction makes it 100 times scarier and real 

It really isn't, yet I don't blame you at all for that mindset either