When Scholastic Achievement Test scores (SATs) are sent to test-takers, the percentiles associated with scores are also given. Suppose a test-taker scored at the 67th percentile on the verbal part of the test and at the 38th percentile on the quantitative part. Interpret these results.
A) This student performed better than 67% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 38% on the quantitative part.
B) This student performed better than 67% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 62% on the quantitative part.
C) This student performed better than 33% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 62% on the quantitative part.
D) This student performed better than 33% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 38% on the quantitative part.

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Percentiles indicate the percentage of scores that fall below a particular score. Scoring at the 67th percentile means the student performed better than 67% of test-takers on the verbal part, and scoring at the 38th percentile means they performed better than 38% on the quantitative part.

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