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PERCENTILE SCORE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

A person's position or rank in a test on the supposition that there were 100 candidates, e.g. a PR of 60 means that the candidate is equal or better than 60 percent of the candidates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
DEF

Dans les résultats d'un examen, place qu'occuperait un élève s'il faisait partie d'un groupe de 100 élèves.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

The percentage of the scores in a distribution that are equal to or less than the obtained score; sometimes called percentile score.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

Key term(s)
  • percentile score

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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