Measures of relative position include
A) means.
B) standard deviations.
C) percentile ranks.
D) frequency distributions.

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Measures of relative position describe the location of a score within a distribution in relation to other scores. Percentile ranks indicate the percentage of scores in a distribution that fall at or below a particular score. Therefore, percentile ranks are the best choice for measures of relative position out of the given options. Means, standard deviations, and frequency distributions are measures of central tendency and variability, but do not describe the position of a score in relation to others in the distribution.

Measures of Relative Position Include