What is a percentile? What is the difference between percentage and percentile?
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Asked by Prashant Pareek
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9 years ago
Dear Prashant,
A percentile explains how well a test-taker did in comparison to other test-takers, while a percentage rank explains how well a test-taker did on the test itself. For example, a student might answer 90 percent of questions correctly and rank in the 99th percentile. This means the stu
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9 years ago
Brother, I can't purely understand your answer.
One of my friends got 65 marks but he said he didn't attend even 60 percent of the paper so how can it be possible?
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