Below is a summary of the Quiz 1 for two sections of STAT 22

Below is a summary of the Quiz 1 for two sections of STAT 225 last spring. The questions and possible maximum scores are different in these two sections. We notice that Student A4 in Section A and Student B2 in Section B have the same numerical score.  


Section A               Student           Score                        Setion B           Student               Score
                                A1                   70                                                     B1                       15

                               A2                    42                                                     B2                        61

                               A3                    53                                                     B3                        48

                              A4                     61                                                     B4                        90

                              A5                     22                                                     B5                       85

                              A6                   87                                                     B6                       73

                              A7                    59                                                      B7                       48

                                                                                                                B8                       39

How do these two students stand relative to their own classes? And, hence, which student performed better? Explain your answer.

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