SOLUTION: Jake obtained a percentile rank of 95 in the national achievement test (NAT). What does this mean? A. He was able to answer 95% of the question correctly. B. He belongs to the u

Question 1178077: Jake obtained a percentile rank of 95 in the national achievement test (NAT). What does this mean?
A. He was able to answer 95% of the question correctly.
B. He belongs to the upper 5% of all the examines.
C. 95% of all the examinees have scores lower than Jake's.
D. He was able to answer 95 questions correctly.
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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95th percentile means that 95% of the values lie below it, while 5% lie above it.

See this Internet source

https://www.toppr.com/bytes/interpretation-of-percentile-and-percentile-rank/#:~:text=95th%20percentile%20certainly%20means%20that,of%20packages%20or%20exam%20scores.

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