300 test results are integers ranging from 15 to 75, inclusive. Dominick’s result is clearly in the 80th percentile
of those results, not the 79th or the 81st.
Quantity A
Number of other test results in the same
percentile as Dominick’s
Quantity B
Maximum number of other test-takers with the
same result as Dominick
My doubt how could you decide for Qty B? i.e. meaning of not in 79th and not in 81st percentile?
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- kpkanupriyakhmi
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Re: 5 lb Q
Hey KP,
The meaning of "Dominick’s result is clearly in the 80th percentile
of those results, not the 79th or the 81st" is that each percentile represents a DIFFERENT score. (If everyone in the class scored a 75, then you wouldn't be able to differentiate between an 80th and an 81st percentile score). This means that at least some people got every possible score on the test. And for us to definitively differentiate, the same number of people had to get each score (so the percentiles work out evenly). That means each score has 3 people assigned to it. This makes the answer to BOTH columns 2.
-t
The meaning of "Dominick’s result is clearly in the 80th percentile
of those results, not the 79th or the 81st" is that each percentile represents a DIFFERENT score. (If everyone in the class scored a 75, then you wouldn't be able to differentiate between an 80th and an 81st percentile score). This means that at least some people got every possible score on the test. And for us to definitively differentiate, the same number of people had to get each score (so the percentiles work out evenly). That means each score has 3 people assigned to it. This makes the answer to BOTH columns 2.
-t
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