Which Score Has a Higher Relative Position, a Score of 299

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which score has a higher relative position, a score of 299 on a test with a mean of 260 and a standard deviation of 26, or a score of 42 on a test with a mean of 40 and a a standard deviation of 4? (Assume that the distributions being compared have approximately the same shape.)

• A)A score of 42
• B)A score of 299
• C)Both scores have the same relative position.

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Morpholino

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