Understanding Percentile
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Beginner Explanation
A percentile shows what percent of a group scored less than a certain value.
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Quick Quiz
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Beginner
If a score is in the 60th percentile, what does that mean?
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Real-World Problem
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Intermediate
Teenager Scenario
Sarah scored 80 on a test with 20 students. [ISSUE: The full list of the 20 scores (or at least Sarah's rank among them) is missing, so her percentile rank cannot be computed.]
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Thinking Challenge
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Intermediate
Think About This
Consider a score distribution and determine the 90th percentile. [ISSUE: No distribution or data set is supplied, so the 90th percentile cannot be identified.]
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Challenge Quiz
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Advanced
Which score is in the 95th percentile given the data set? [ISSUE: The data set is not included, so the question cannot be answered.]
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