405.8
There is not a difference between the 80th percentile and been in the top 80. This is the same thing just written in different ways.
Barnard's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 29-34 on the English section, 25-31 on the Math section, and 28-31 Composite.
SCAD's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 21-28 on the English section, 19-25 on the Math section, and 21-27 Composite.
Carnegie Mellon's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 29-34 on the English section, 29-34 on the Math section, and 29-33 Composite.
405.8
No. No. No. No.
There is not a difference between the 80th percentile and been in the top 80. This is the same thing just written in different ways.
To find what z-score represents the 80th percentile, simply solve for 0.8 = F(z), where F(x) is the standard normal cumulative distribution function. Solving gives us: z = 0.842
That is tall. He is in the 80th percentile (taller than 8 out of ten boys his age).
Baylor's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 24-30 on the English section, 24-29 on the Math section, and 24-29 Composite.
Berkeley's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 27-34 on the English section, 27-34 on the Math section, and 27-33 Composite.
Bucknell's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 27-33 on the English section, 26-31 on the Math section, and 27-31 Composite.
Caltech's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 33-35 on the English section, 34-36 on the Math section, and 33-35 Composite.
Eckerd's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 22-28 on the English section, 21-26 on the Math section, and 22-28 Composite.
Flagler's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 22-27 on the English section, 21-25 on the Math section, and 22-25 Composite.
Harvard's 2014 25th-75th percentile ACT scores are 33-35 on the English section, 31-35 on the Math section, and 32-35 Composite.