If a Standardized Test Score Is Reported as Having a Percentile

question 57

Multiple Choice

If a standardized test score is reported as having a percentile rank of 53, the score would indicate that

• A) the student scored as well as or better than 53 percent of the students in the norm group.
• B) the students scored below 53 percent of the students in the norm group.
• C) the student got 53 percent of the questions on the test correct.
• D) the student scored as well or better than 53 percent of the students who took the test.

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