Lily's Score on Her Biochemistry Text Placed Her at the 97th

question 216

Multiple Choice

Lily's score on her biochemistry text placed her at the 97th percentile. What does this mean?

• A) Lily's score has a z-score of 0.97.
• B) Lily was in the bottom 3% of the students who took the test.
• C) Lily scored as high as or higher than 97% of the students who took the test.
• D) Lily's score has a z-score of -0.97.

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