Carla Earned 78 Points on Her Statistics Exam

question 192

Multiple Choice

Carla earned 78 points on her statistics exam.Ten of the students in her class earned higher scores than she did,and ten students earned lower scores than she did.Based on this information,what can you conclude about Carla's score

• A) It is the mean for her class. 
• B) It is the median for her class. 
• C) It is the standardized score for her class. 
• D) It is the mode for her class.

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