Question

The tallest 15% of 10-year-old girls are taller than what height?

a) 85th percentile height
b) 90th percentile height
c) 95th percentile height
d) 99th percentile height

Answer 1

The tallest 15% of 10-year-old girls are taller than the 85th percentile height.

Step-by-step explanation:

The tallest 15% of 10-year-old girls are taller than the 85th percentile height. Percentiles indicate the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group fall. The 85th percentile is the value below which 85% of the observations fall, thus it also means that 15% of the observations are above this value. Therefore, the tallest 15% would be above the 85th percentile.