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IB Math Studies Internal Assessment:

What is the Relationship between SAT Scores and Family Income of the
Test Takers around the World?

Exam Session: May 2015
School name: Jim Hill High School
Teacher: Ms. Davis
Date: December 15, 2015
Course: IB Math Studies
Word Count: 1,597
Name: Jasmine A. Wells

Introduction
The SAT examination is mostly in today’s world of academics, a requirement of getting accepted into collage. Not only is it enough to take the examination but the student has to pass with an average score or above to even have his/her application be considered. Many students around the world recognize this and therefore apply to prep schools for the SAT or their parents send them to a higher educational institution for that purpose. The prep schools such as Princeton are not cheap however as it helps give advice on how to best tackle the SAT examination, neither are higher educational institutions. Also it can be considered a luxury service by some middle class and low class societies in the world to be able to attend either one. This being said, the SAT prep course and higher educational institutions are, as a result, aimed at the high class societies in the world or those who can afford it. If this is true, it would put families with a higher income at an advantage for their children to get accepted into collage compared to families who cannot afford for their children to take the course or school fee and learn the advice of how to pass the SAT examination with a high score.
Are the collages which students aim to be accepted into for a better education really based on which families can afford for their children to take the SAT prep course or learn at a higher educational institution? The data collected from Collage Board in year
2007 was analyzed to determine whether there is a relationship between SAT scores and family income of the test takers around the world.
Statement of Task
The main

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