Question

A test is graded on a scale from O to 100. Your friend says that if you score a 78, your percentile rank must be 78. Is your friend correct?

Answer 1

Percentile rank refers to the percentage of scores that are equal to or less than a given score.

A percentile rank of 78 means that 78% of the scores fall at or below a given score.

Then, if if you score a 78 in a test graded from 0 to 100, it doesn't mean that the percentile rank is 78; to find the percentile rank you need to compare your score with the score of the other students that presented the test.

Answer: Your friend is not correct