The Terms Percentile and Percentage Correct

question 85

Multiple Choice

The terms percentile and percentage correct

• A) are, for all intents and purposes, synonymous.
• B) have in common that neither is a converted raw score.
• C) both entail calculation by multiplying by 100 and dividing by the number of items.
• D) None of these

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