From: STEM courses are harder: evaluating inter-course grading disparities with a calibrated GPA model
Department | Gen-ed | Offset | n | Gateway | Offset | n | Difference | p value | t value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atmospheric Sci | ATMS 120 | 0.64 | 7243 | ATMS 201 | 0.68 | 506 | − 0.03 | 0.2126 | 1.25 |
Astronomy | ASTR 100 | 0.26 | 6597 | ASTR 210 | 0.27 | 811 | 0.53 | < 0.0001 | 19.67 |
Chemistry | CHEM 108 | 0.92 | 199 | CHEM 102 | − 0.62 | 22,356 | 1.54 | < 0.0001 | 31.92 |
Computer Sci | CS 105 | − 0.02 | 6448 | CS 125 | − 0.04 | 5373 | 0.01 | 0.3803 | 0.88 |
El. & Co. Eng | ECE 101 | 0.32 | 243 | ECE 110 | − 0.33 | 6635 | 0.65 | < 0.0001 | 13.93 |
Geology | GEOL 100 | 0.13 | 4164 | GEOL 107 | 0.10 | 1154 | 0.02 | 0.2180 | 1.23 |
Integrative Bio | IB 105 | 0.42 | 3729 | IB 150 | 0.00 | 8037 | 0.42 | < 0.0001 | 35.09 |
Mat. Sci. Eng | MSE 101 | 0.16 | 116 | MSE 201 | − 0.27 | 868 | 0.43 | < 0.0001 | 7.90 |
Physics | PHYS 140 | 0.04 | 3471 | PHYS 211 | − 0.40 | 17,329 | 0.44 | < 0.0001 | 30.59 |
Statistics | STAT 100 | 0.44 | 17,384 | STAT 200 | 0.23 | 1814 | 0.21 | < 0.0001 | 15.07 |