Personnel managers usually want to know where a job applicant ranked in his or her graduating class.With a grade point average of 3.83,Michelle Robinson graduated above the 93^rd percentile of her graduating class.What is the percentile rank of a student whose GPA was the median GPA. A)25^th B)50^th C)75^th D)10^th E)93^rd

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The median GPA is the GPA at the 50th percentile, meaning half of the graduating class had a lower GPA and half had a higher GPA. Since Michelle graduated above the 93rd percentile, it's safe to assume that the GPA distribution is skewed to the left, with more students having lower GPAs. Therefore, the median GPA would be closer to the 50th percentile than any other choice.

Personnel Managers Usually Want to Know Where a Job Applicant