A large retail company gives an employment screening test to all prospective employees. Franklin Gilman recently took the test and it was reported back to him that his score placed him at the 80th percentile. Therefore:
A) 80 people who took the test scored below Franklin.
B) Franklin scored as high or higher than 80 percent of the people who took the test.
C) Franklin was in the bottom 20 percent of those that have taken the test.
D) Franklin's score has a z-score of 80.

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Being at the 80th percentile means Franklin scored higher than or equal to 80% of the test takers, not that 80 people scored below him, that he's in the bottom 20%, or that his z-score is 80.

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