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re: SEC vs Big Ten in US News Ranking of States

Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:05 am to
Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
40907 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:05 am to
What are they ranking them on? I’m assuming some political variable is included in the rankings since Texas is laughably at 29.
Posted by MillerLiteTime
Atlanta
Member since Aug 2018
2547 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:33 am to
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What are they ranking them on? I’m assuming some political variable is included in the rankings since Texas is laughably at 29.


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The Best States rankings by U.S. News draw on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In addition to health care and education, the rankings take into account a state’s economy; its roads, bridges, internet and other infrastructure; its public safety; its natural environment; the fiscal stability of state government; and the opportunity it affords its residents. More weight was accorded to some categories than others, based on a survey of what matters most to people. Health care and education were weighted most heavily. Then came state economies, infrastructure, and the opportunity states offer their citizens. Fiscal stability followed closely in weighting, followed by measures of crime and corrections and a state's natural environment.


Utah is #1. If this were politics/religion biased, I highly doubt you would see Utah, New Hampshire, and Nebraska top 3.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 11:36 am
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
65406 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:40 am to
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I’m assuming some political variable is included in the rankings since Texas is laughably at 29.


Not really. California is 37.
Posted by ColoradoAg
Colorado
Member since Sep 2011
22231 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:19 pm to
Texas is a terrible place to live
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