Question

Suppose that your younger sister is applying for entrance to college and has taken the SATs. She scored at the 85th percentile on the verbal section of the test and at the 96th percentile on the math section of the test. Because you have been studying statistics, she asks you for an interpretation of these values. What would you tell her?
I would tell her that out of all the people who took the verbal section, ___% scored higher than she did and ___ % scored at or below her score. For the math section, ___ % of those who took the exam scored at or below her score and ____ % scored higher than she did.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

• Score at the 85th percentile on the verbal section of the test
• Score at the 96th percentile on the math section of the test

Based on this info filling in the gaps

• I would tell her that out of all the people who took the verbal section, _15__% scored higher than she did and _85__ % scored at or below her score. For the math section, _96_ % of those who took the exam scored at or below her score and _4_ % scored higher than she did.