When a Student Takes a 600-Item Standardized Test and Is

question 71

Multiple Choice

When a student takes a 600-item standardized test and is told he/she is at the 70th percentile, it means that the student

• A) answered 30% of the items correctly
• B) answered more than 70% of the items correctly
• C) answered exactly 420 items correctly
• D) none of these

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