Since states using PARCC have discretion in setting their performance levels, it is important for policymakers in these states to note that PARCC chose appropriate thresholds for deeming a student «college - ready,» giving students good information about whether they are prepared to succeed in college courses. (educationnext.org)
... We consider the issue of appropriate thresholds for the RE statistic in Appendix 2, based on analysis and results reported elsewhere (Ammann, C.M. and E.R. Wahl, «Comment on «Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance» by S. McIntyre and R. McKitrick», in review with Geophysical Research Letters). (climateaudit.org)
Instead, the appropriate threshold is the function and the degree of representation, (slaw.ca)