Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 86

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Provide an appropriate response.
-When results from a scholastic assessment test are sent to test-takers, the percentiles associated with their scores are also given. Suppose a test-taker scored at the 59th percentile for their verbal grade and at the 28th percentile for their quantitative grade. Interpret these results.

• A) This student performed better than 59% of the other test-takers in the verbal part and better than 28% in the quantitative part.
• B) This student performed better than 59% of the other test-takers in the verbal part and better than 72% in
• C) This student performed better than 41% of the other test-takers in the verbal part and better than 72% in
• D) This student performed better than 41% of the other test-takers in the verbal part and better than 28% in

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