A standardized test score that is reported as having a percentile rank of 67 indicates that
A) the student did worse than 67 percent of students in the norm group.
B) the student got 67 percent of the questions on the test correct.
C) the student achieved 67 percent of the objective criteria covered on the test.
D) the student did as well as or better than 67 percent of the students in the norm group.

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A percentile rank of 67 means the student scored as well as or better than 67 percent of the students in the norm group, not that they got 67 percent of the questions correct or achieved 67 percent of the objectives.

A Standardized Test Score That Is Reported as Having a Percentile