If you score at the 50^th percentile on an intelligence test, this means that A)you correctly answered half of the questions on the test. B)you scored significantly above average on this test. C)you scored significantly below average on this test. D)half the people your age who took the test scored higher than you and half scored lower than you.

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Scoring at the 50th percentile means that half the people who took the test scored higher than you and half scored lower than you. This is an average score, not significantly above or below average. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because 50th percentile does not necessarily mean you got half the questions right. Option B and C are incorrect because the percentile score does not indicate if the score is significantly above or below average.

If You Score at the 50th Percentile on an Intelligence

If You Score at the 50^th Percentile on an Intelligence