If a standardized test score is reported as having a percentile rank of 53, the score would indicate that
A) the student scored as well as or better than 53 percent of the students in the norm group.
B) the students scored below 53 percent of the students in the norm group.
C) the student got 53 percent of the questions on the test correct.
D) the student scored as well or better than 53 percent of the students who took the test.

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A percentile rank of 53 means the student scored as well as or better than 53 percent of the students in the norm group, not necessarily that they got 53 percent of the questions correct or how they compared to those who took the test.

If a Standardized Test Score Is Reported as Having a Percentile