A percentile point is
A) the value of a score on a measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores in a distribution falls.
B) a summary display that distributes the sum of percentages across a series of intervals.
C) an interval with no defined upper or lower boundary.
D) the range of values contained in each interval of a grouped frequency distribution.

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A percentile point is the specific value on a measurement scale below which a specified percentage of scores in a distribution falls. For example, if a student scores at the 75th percentile on a standardized test, it means that their score is higher than 75% of other test-takers.

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