The Percentile Rank of Jaima's Score on a Statistics Exam

question 46

Multiple Choice

The percentile rank of Jaima's score on a statistics exam was 83. This value indicates that .

• A)83 percent of the scores on the exam were equal to or greater than Jaima's
• B)Jaima obtained 83 out of 100 on the exam
• C)27 percent of the scores on the exam were less than Jaima's
• D)83 percent of the scores on the exam were equal to or less than Jaima's

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