TheOtherDave comments on High School, Human Capital, Signaling and College Admissions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 18 September 2013 12:55:59AM 0 points [-]

Presumably a) could be measured via the same techniques by comparing a sample of a publishing house's published books with a sample of their rejected manuscripts.

Comment author: shminux 18 September 2013 01:12:27AM -2 points [-]

RIght, if the latter were easily accessible. Besides, most of the rejects are probably terrible in other ways, masking the issue.