Measures of Position & Percentile Rank

Which of the following terms does NOT belong to the group?

   

• A. deciles

• B. quartiles

• C. median 

• D. percentiles

In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?

• A. The student should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.

• B. The student should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.

• C. The student should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test. 

• D. The student should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.   

Which of the following should be used to get the rank of a particular examinee in the BAR exam?

                    

• A.   deciles

•   B. percentiless

•   C. quartiles

• D. percentile rank   

Ryan’s score in the National Career Assessment Examination is 31.

Based on the frequency distribution, what is the percentile rank of Ryan’s score?

                                       

• A.  75% 

• B. 70%   

•  C. 47% 

• D. 30%  

Ryan’s score in the National Career Assessment Examination is 31. The determining factor for a college scholarship is that a student’s score should belong in the 85^th percentile. The students in the graduating class obtained the following scores in the NCAE.

 Based on the percentile rank of Ryan’s SCORE, will he receive a scholarship?

• A.  Yes, because his score is greater than the passing score.

• B.  Yes, because his score is equal to the passing score.   

• C.  No, because his score is equal to the passing score.

• D.  No, because his score is below the passing score.