Wendy took a standardized test that consisted of five different parts. Her score on each part, as well as the respective means and standard deviations are displayed in the table below. On which test part did she do the "best"?
A) Vocabulary
B) Reading Comprehension
C) Algebra
D) Logic
E) Arithmetic

Question

Wendy took a standardized test that consisted of five different parts. Her score on each part, as well as the respective means and standard deviations are displayed in the table below. On which test part did she do the "best"? 
A) Vocabulary 
B) Reading Comprehension 
C) Algebra 
D) Logic 
E) Arithmetic

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

In order to determine which test part Wendy did the "best" on, we need to look at her score in relation to the mean and standard deviation for each part. Wendy scored above the mean and closer to the standard deviation for Reading Comprehension than for any of the other parts. Therefore, she did the "best" on Reading Comprehension.

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