A score on an intelligence test with a percentile rank of .30 indicates that
A) The score is two standard deviations above the mean.
B) The score is two standard deviations below the mean.
C) 30% of the population has lower scores.
D) 30% of the population has higher scores.
Answer: D
Rationale: Percentile rank— indicates the percentage of scores below a certain point. A percentile rank of .30 indicates that 30% of the population score below a given score.
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