Error in Sophia College Algebra?

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Introduction to Relational Databases is a great example. Several questions force you to ask "What does the test writer THINK is the right answer??" because there's more than one. Case in point are questions that have two answers that are exactly the same, but only one is counted as correct.

With Intro to Relational Databases, I sometimes had to use a diff checker to see what the difference was between two seemingly identical bits of code to see that, actually, one has a semi-colon in place of a comma or whatever.  When you're staring at 4 nearly-identical pieces of code, it can be difficult to manually see the differences. 

There are some issues in a few courses, but I'm not sure that Intro to Relational Databases is one.

We must have had different sets of tests because I'm very sure about what was on my tests. I remember at least two questions where the correct answer was repeated exactly. I tried not to do any diff, since I thought it might not be allowed, so I tried to spot any tiny difference, as in other questions, but I couldn't. So I broke down and used a diff checker, and there was indeed no difference. There were also questions that asked you to identify which SQL query will run without error, but more than one does, usually because they seemed to treat an optional clause like it's required. There were also questions with syntax errors and copy/paste errors - sometimes in the question, sometimes in the answer. Honestly, I kept thinking how lucky I am to already know SQL, with all the things that could easily trip up someone new.

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There are professional ways to say things, and you missed the mark.

Thank you for the feedback. I really did not intend to be snarky or to offend anyone. I was trying to share my experience. Again, I do recommend Sophia to everyone.