Joe Had a Percentile Rank of 70 on a Standardized

question 104

Multiple Choice

Joe had a percentile rank of 70 on a standardized math test. What does that mean?

• A) He did poorly, since he only correctly answered 70% of the questions
• B) He did well in that he scored higher than 70% of the people that took the test
• C) He did well, in that he answered 70% of the items correctly
• D) He did poorly since he only answered 70% of the items that an average individual would answer correctly

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Definitions:

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