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[vicarz]

Tony has demonstrated that brains = Kerry. Seriously...
EDIT - Er nevermind...the factors weighed in calling a state smart are complete and utter crap.

http://cutthecrap.org/2004/10/its-official-smart-people-support.html

Factors = Public Elementary and Secondary School Revenue per $1,000 Personal Income (Table 54) +
Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures (Table 108) +
Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction (Table 132) +
Percent of Population Graduated from High School (Table 168) +
Public High School Graduation Rate (Table 177) +
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 196) +
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 204) +
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 212) +
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 220) +
Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 228) +
Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 236) +
etc.
Load of crap. Smart kids?

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[eac.livejournal.com]

Are you sure that these numbers don't indicate a wealth (and therefore higher education, rather than smart-people) correlation?

Not that I'm complaining, mind you...and I'm voting in Michigan, where my vote might actually matter, too. ;)

[fenriss.livejournal.com]

Well, I was looking at the poll results that were included along with the "smartest states" results. So I *think* I was looking at whole numbers. Who knows.