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

Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:33 am to TheCheshireHog

Posted by MillerLiteTime

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Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:33 am to TheCheshireHog

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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