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Select the True Statement Concerning Percentiles and Percentile Ranks

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Select the true statement concerning percentiles and percentile ranks.


A) If a person has scores on several different measures, his or her mean percentile rank is a good indication of overall ability.
B) If for a 200-point test administered to 60 students the percentile rank of the score 57 is 25, this indicates that 25% of the scores are below 57.
C) If a sit-up test was administered to 75 children and 20% of the children did 25 sit-ups, the percentile rank of the score 25 would be 20.
D) The 86th percentile is the score at or below which 86% of the group scored.
E) Percentile ranks are seldom used because they are difficult to interpret.

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