• Use z-scores to analyze values.

Normal Percentiles

A distribution’s percentile is an indication of how much of the distribution falls under a given value. Typically, a percentile is reported as an integer.

For example, the [latex]95^{th}[/latex] percentile of ACT scores would be the score at which [latex]95\%[/latex] of students score below.

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