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It is not possible for the score in a distribution, not necessarily normal, which ranks as the 90th percentile to also be the mode for the distribution.

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The normal distribution and percentiles are determined.The solution answers the question(s) below.

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This statement is false.
From the formula of percentile: L=(n+1)*90%
We know that the L-th score from the lowest will be the one ranks 90th ...

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