If 80 percent of those who provided the basis for the test norms for a test earned scores below your score, you would be at the
A) 20th percentile.
B) 80th percentile.
C) 25th percentile.
D) 75th percentile.

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The percentile rank indicates the percentage of people who scored below a particular score. If 80 percent of those who provided the basis for the test norms earned scores below your score, then your score is higher than 80 percent of the scores. Therefore, you are at the 80th percentile.

If 80 Percent of Those Who Provided the Basis for the Test