Given the scores: 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, a score of 8 is given the rank
A) 8
B) 3.5
C) 3
D) 4

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The score of 8 is given the rank of 4 because in ranking, each number is assigned a rank based on its position when the numbers are sorted. The first two 7s would be ranked 1 and 2 (or 1.5 if averaging ranks for ties), and the three 8s would be ranked 3, 4, and 5 (or 4 if averaging their ranks), making the average rank for an 8 equal to 4.

Given the Scores: 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, a Score