Joe had a percentile rank of 70 on a standardized math test. What does that mean?

a. He did poorly, since he only correctly answered 70% of the questions
b. He did well in that he scored higher than 70% of the people that took the test
c. He did well, in that he answered 70% of the items correctly
d. He did poorly since he only answered 70% of the items that an average individual would answer correctly


Ans: b

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