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SATI SCORES AROUND THE NATION HAVE A MEAN SCORE AROUND 500 A STANDARD DEVIATION OF ABOUT 100 POINTS AND ARE APPROXIMATELY NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED A PERSON WHO SCORES A PERFECT SCORE OF 800 ON THE SAT I HAS APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENTILE RANK WITHIN THE POPULATION
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PsyDAG
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Z = (score-mean)/SD
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to the Z score.
Percentile = Proportion ≤ a score.
Z = (score-mean)/SD
Find table in the back of your statistics text labeled something like "areas under normal distribution" to find the proportion related to the Z score.
Percentile = Proportion ≤ a score.