Alison received a score of 480 on the verbal portion of her SAT. If she scored at the 50^th percentile, her score represents the _______ of the distribution of all verbal SAT scores.

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The 50 percentile represents the median of the distribution, which is the middle score when all the scores are lined up in order. The mean, mode, and average could be different from the median depending on the shape of the distribution.

Alison Received a Score of 480 on the Verbal Portion