PERCENTILE VS PERCENTAGE
A percentile rank tells how well a candidate did in comparison to other
candidates, while a percentage rank explains how well a candidate did in the
test itself. Percentile never gives the detail of the marks that you have
scored instead it just tell you about your merit position among the number
of candidates who have appeared in the test with you. For example, a
candidate might answer 85 percent of questions correctly and rank in the
99th percentile which means that percentile is not related to the percent of
correct answers a student gets on a test.
Percentile ranks are commonly used to clarify the interpretation of marks
on standardized tests. For example, a test mark that is greater than or equal
to 80% of the marks of candidates taking the test is said to be at the 80th
percentile, where 80 is the percentile rank.
Whereas percentage of mark is simply calculated based on the mark
obtained out of the maximum mark in the test. For example, a test mark of
75% in a test with a maximum mark of 1000 indicates a mark of 750. The
percentage of marks is not affected by the candidate’s merit position in
comparison to other candidates who took the test.
A percentile rank tells how well a candidate did in comparison to other
candidates, while a percentage rank explains how well a candidate did in the
test itself. Percentile never gives the detail of the marks that you have
scored instead it just tell you about your merit position among the number
of candidates who have appeared in the test with you. For example, a
candidate might answer 85 percent of questions correctly and rank in the
99th percentile which means that percentile is not related to the percent of
correct answers a student gets on a test.
Percentile ranks are commonly used to clarify the interpretation of marks
on standardized tests. For example, a test mark that is greater than or equal
to 80% of the marks of candidates taking the test is said to be at the 80th
percentile, where 80 is the percentile rank.
Whereas percentage of mark is simply calculated based on the mark
obtained out of the maximum mark in the test. For example, a test mark of
75% in a test with a maximum mark of 1000 indicates a mark of 750. The
percentage of marks is not affected by the candidate’s merit position in
comparison to other candidates who took the test.
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