The dashboard has a color - coded, 25 - square performance grid for each indicator that will create a number of arbitrary cut points between performance levels. (edvoice.org)
Average scale scores are a better measure of central tendency compared to percent of students at proficient or goal because scale scores do not lump students status levels at arbitrary cut points. (jonathanpelto.com)
Well, any list of young leaders has to have some kind of arbitrary cut - off for what constitutes young. (e4e.org)