document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=488895>Question 488895</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please show steps how to calculate the profile score:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Student received 9/20 in maths, 8/20 in english, 16/30 in General Ability Test.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The school assessment marks were given as 80/100 - English, 87/100 - Maths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The calculated profile score used a mean of 60 and standard deviation of 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The result was 199.99 as the profile score for the student.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show steps how this was calculated to get 199.99?  Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i was not able to come up with an example on how the score is actually calculated, but i was able to find a link to a place that might be able to help you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments/shsplacement/ss_marksexplain.php\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/k-6assessments/shsplacement/ss_marksexplain.php</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this assessment includes scores for:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reading<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "general ability\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i think you only had 3 mentions (english, math, general ability).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "never the less, i think i'm in the right place.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i sent them an email requesting an example of how the calculation would be performed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you should probably contact them as well for information if you can't find it any other way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "send me an email through algebra.com so if i do get some information from them, i can relay it back to you.\r<BR>\n" );
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