Complete the following statement If you are asked to find th

Complete the following statement.

If you are asked to find the 85th percentile, you are being asked to find _____.

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

an area corresponding to a z-score of 0.85

B.

an area corresponding to a z-score of

minus0.85

C.

a data value associated with an area of 0.85 to its left

D.

a data value associated with an area of 0.85 to its right

Solution

B) A data value associated with an area of 0.85 to its left.

Explanation: Total area of any distribution is 1 and according to the defination of nth percentile it is the value below which n percent of the observations may be found.