Clayton and Timothy took different sections of Introduction to Economics. Each s

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Clayton and Timothy took different sections of Introduction to Economics. Each section had a different final exam. Timothy scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his class of 72. Clayton scored 85 out of 100 but his percentile rank in his class was 70. Who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class, Clayton or Timothy? Explain your answer.

Clayton, since his score is higher.

Clayton, since his percentile score is lower.    

Timothy, since his score is lower.

Timothy, since his percentile score is higher.

Explanation / Answer

Since we want to know who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class, we should follow the percentile rank as a measure of who performed better. That means that according to that criterion, Timothy performed better that Clayton.

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