The percentile rank of a score is defined as _________.
A) the percentage of scores that fall below the score in question
B) the percentage of scores that fall below a specified scale value
C) the number of scores that fall below the score in question
D) a and b

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Percentile rank is the percentage of scores that fall below the score in question. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Option B describes a specific percentile, while option C describes the count of scores below the score in question, which is not the same as the percentile rank. Option D is incorrect as option B is not the correct definition of percentile rank.

The Percentile Rank of a Score Is Defined as _________