When a student takes a 600-item standardized test and is told he/she is at the 70th percentile, it means that the student
A) answered 30% of the items correctly
B) answered more than 70% of the items correctly
C) answered exactly 420 items correctly
D) none of these

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The 70th percentile means that the student scored higher than 70% of the students who took the test, but it does not tell us how many items were answered correctly.

When a Student Takes a 600-Item Standardized Test and Is