Scores on a mathematics assessment test for eighth-graders have a mean of 283, a 10th percentile of 232, a 25th percentile of 255, a 75th percentile of 304, and a 90th percentile of 327. Interpret each of these numerical descriptive measures. Interpret the mean value of 283. Choose the correct answer below. A. For this problem, the mean value of 283 represents the variation in the test scores on a mathematics assessment test for eighth-graders. B. For this problem, the mean value of 283 represents the range of test scores on a mathematics assessment test for eighth-graders. C. For this problem, the mean value of 283 represents the average test score on a mathematics assessment test for eighth-graders. D. For this problem, the mean value of 283 represents the middle test score when the scores are arranged in ascending (or descending) order.

C )  For this problem, the mean value of 283 represents the average test score on a mathematics assessment test for eighth-graders.

Step-by-step explanation:

10 th  percentile of 232

10 % below 232 and 90 % above 232

25 th percentile of 255

25 % below 255 and 75 % above 255

75 th percentile of 304

75 % below 304 and 25% above 304

90 th percentile of 327

90 % below 327 and 10 % above 327 .

So counting is from below to above in ascending order .

the mean of 283 represents the average of the test score

Hence option C ) is correct .

this story was prepared by jim

mccullaugh in los angeles and

al stewart in new york.

new york the colossal success of "top gun" appears to have dramatically altered madison avenue's

perception of corporate sponsorship

of home video projects.

the paramount home video re- lease, featuring a 60- second diet

pepsi spot, was by no means the

first prerecorded video to carry an advertiser's plug, but it was the

first major theatrical release to do so. in the aftermath of the title's

success, paramount is widely ex- pected to ink a similar deal for

"crocodile dundee" or "star trek

iv" or both.

corporate america's new attraccds push british

recording sales

to 19% gain

london fueled by the compact

disk boom, the value of u.k. manu- facturer shipments of recordings

rose 19% in the 12 -month period ended march 1987, according to the

british phonographic industry.

total value of u.k. shipments for

the period was $755 million for all

configurations. (all value figures

are based on an exchange rate of

$1.68 to the pound sterling.)

cd sales totaled 10.7 million units

worth $121.3 million- compared

with 3.7 million units worth $39.5

million in the prior 12 months -and

accounted for two -thirds of the

overall gain in trade value. at present growth rates, says the bpi, cd

sales for calendar 1987 will reach 20

(continued on page 79)

step-by-step explanation: