If Someone Were to Score at the 16th Percentile, the Resulting

question 42

Multiple Choice

If someone were to score at the 16th percentile, the resulting z score would be approximately

• A) -.50
• B) 1.00
• C) -.34
• D) none of these, since a percentile never yields a z score

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