A Standardized Test Score That Is Reported as Having a Percentile

question 53

Multiple Choice

A standardized test score that is reported as having a percentile rank of 67 indicates that

• A) the student did worse than 67 percent of students in the norm group.
• B) the student got 67 percent of the questions on the test correct.
• C) the student achieved 67 percent of the objective criteria covered on the test.
• D) the student did as well as or better than 67 percent of the students in the norm group.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Outcome Variable

Another term for the dependent variable, specifically referring to the result or effect measured in a study.

Factorial Analysis

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Source Table

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