In a Research Sample of High School Students, the Variable

question 8

Multiple Choice

In a research sample of high school students, the variable "number of MySpace friends" formed a normal distribution with a mean of 45 and a standard deviation of 16. Valentina had 53 friends. What was her approximate percentile rank?

• A) 31st
• B) 53rd
• C) 69th
• D) 49th

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