Clayton and Timothy took different sections of Introduction to Economics. Each section had a different final exam. Timothy scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his class of 72. Clayton scored 85 out of 100 but his percentile rank in his class was 70. Who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class, Clayton or Timothy? Explain your answer.

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2022-08-19

Clayton and Timothy took different sections of Introduction to Economics. Each section had a different final exam. Timothy scored 83 out of 100 and had a percentile rank in his class of 72. Clayton scored 85 out of 100 but his percentile rank in his class was 70. Who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class, Clayton or Timothy? Explain your answer.

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Since it is to be calculated who performed better with respect to the rest of the students in the class, therefore one should follow the percentile rank as a measure of who performed better.
According to the provided criteria, Timothy percentile rank in his class was 72 and Clayton percentile rank in his class was 70 therefore, Timothy performed better that Clayton.

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