What is the difference between percentage and percentile?
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A percentile rank 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 student scored
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