The grade a student received on an examination was transformed to a z value, which was negative. Therefore, we know that the student scored
A) higher than 16 percent of the class.
B) higher than 45 percent of the class.
C) above the first quartile.
D) below the mean.
E) lower than 16 percent of the class.

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The mean is 0, so if the z value is negative, the student is to the left of the mean and therefore below or less than the mean.

The Grade a Student Received on an Examination Was Transformed