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A researcher reports that a participant who scored higher than 1616 out of 8080 individuals in a study has a percentile rank of 2020. A supervisor critiques this report, arguing that the conclusion is invalid because a percentile rank must be calculated by counting the number of scores that are 'at or below' the participant's score, rather than only those that are strictly lower. Based on the standard procedure for calculating percentile ranks, the supervisor's critique is correct.

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