Question

when a national sample of heights of kindergarten children was taken, a student was told that she was in the 80th percentile. explain what that means.

choose the correct interpretation below.

a. she is taller than 80 kindergarten children.
b. she is shorter than 80 percent of all kindergarten children.
c. she is taller than 80 percent of all kindergarten children.
d. she is taller than 20 percent of all kindergarten children.

Explanation:

Define percentile concept

Using the Percentiles knowledge point
A percentile is a measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.

Interpret 80th percentile

Using the Percentiles knowledge point
Being in the 80th percentile means that approximately 80% of the values in the distribution are less than or equal to that value. In this context, it means she is taller than 80 percent of all kindergarten children.

Answer:

• A. She is taller than 80 kindergarten children.
• B. She is shorter than 80 percent of all kindergarten children.
• C. She is taller than 80 percent of all kindergarten children. (Correct answer)
• D. She is taller than 20 percent of all kindergarten children.