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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e §2.3 Measures of the Location of the Data · Exercise 10 · Statistics · Describing data

Measures of the Location of the Data · Exercise 10

The University of Wisconsin has two criteria used to set admission standards for students to be admitted to a college in the UW system:

(a) Students' GPAs and scores on standardized tests (SATs and ACTs) are entered into a formula that calculates an "admissions index" score. The admissions index score is used to set eligibility standards intended to meet the goal of admitting the top 12% of high school students in the state. In this context, what percentile does the top 12% represent?
(b) Students whose GPAs are at or above the 96^th percentile of all students at their high school are eligible (called eligible in the local context), even if they are not in the top 12% of all students in the state. What percentage of students from each high school are "eligible in the local context"?

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