document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1068785>Question 1068785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The benefits scale is changing. We need to find out the new equivalent rate from the old system to the new system. The old system had 4 levels and the new system has 16. The old rate was level 1. What would the new equivalent level be on the new system? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #684298 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=684298\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> not sure if this is right, but it's a way to look at it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the old scale was levels 1 to 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the new scale is levels 1 to 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means that are now 4 new levels for each old level.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i would assume:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new levels 1 to 4 replace the old level 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the new levels 5 to 8 replace the old level 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the new levels 9 to 12 replace the old level 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the new levels 13 to 16 replace the old level 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it's very hard to say what new level the old level 1 would translate to.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that depends on the policies of the entity making the rules.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's possible all the level 1's ae ranked within themselves and then assigned a new level based on that ranking.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, they might apportion the old level 1 to the new levels 1 to 4 as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20% become new level 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30% become new level 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30% become new level 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20% become new level 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or some other percentage allocation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the old level 1 personnel would more then likely be ranked from the lowest to the highest and the apportion made in that way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example, if there are 100 level 1 personnel, they would be ranked from 1 to 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "those ranked 1 to 20 would be new level 1's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those ranked 21 to 50 would be new level 2's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those ranked 51 to 80 would be new level 3's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those ranked 81 to 100 would be new level 4's.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there's no hard and fast rule as to h ow the assignment from the old level 1's to the new levels 1 to 4 would be made.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they might also just scrap the old levels completely and rank the whole population from 1 to 16 in some percentage allocation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can't determine this beforehand outsdie of knowing what the new ranking allocation could be.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the odds are, however, that if you were ranked 1 before, you would probably be ranked somewhere in the first quartile after, the exact position determined by the ranking rules.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "keep in mind that this is only one way of doing it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since they are going from 1 to 4 scale to 1 to 16 scale, you can be assured that the ranking will be somewhat finer than it was before, 4 times as fine to be exact, and the benefits apportioned accordingly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the short answer would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the old rank was 1, the new rank will more then likely be somewhere between 1 and 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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