Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
The boxplots below show monthly sales revenue figures ($ thousands) for a discount office supply company with locations in three different regions of Canada (Atlantic, Central and West) .
-A student recently wrote an entrance exam and was informed that his score placed him at the 80th percentile. This indicates that

• A) 80 students who also took the exam scored below him.
• B) he scored as high or higher than 80 percent of all those who wrote the exam.
• C) he was in the bottom 20 percent of those who wrote the exam.
• D) his z-score was 80.
• E) his exam mark was 80 out of 100.

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