A class of 315 students took a final examination in mathematics. The mean score on the examination was 68% with a standard deviation of 8.5%. Determine the percentile rank of each of the following people:
a) Joey, who scored 78%
ANSWER: 88th percentile
How did they determine that?
a) Joey, who scored 78%
ANSWER: 88th percentile
How did they determine that?
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Kimberly
z-score = (78-68)/8.5 = 1.176
Now look up 1.176 in a standard normal table: 0.8802 or 88% percentile
hope that helped
z-score = (78-68)/8.5 = 1.176
Now look up 1.176 in a standard normal table: 0.8802 or 88% percentile
hope that helped