Lily Recently Took a Biochemistry Test, and It Was Reported

question 174

Multiple Choice

Lily recently took a biochemistry test, and it was reported back to her that her score placed her at the 97^th percentile. Therefore:

• A) Lily's score has a z-score of 0.97
• B) Lily was in the bottom 3% of the students who took the test
• C) Lily scored as high or higher than 97% of the students who took the test
• D) ninety-seven students who took the test scored below Lily
• E) ninety-seven students who took the test scored the same as Lily

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