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On Percentage: How Much Are There?

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The principal Mrs. Fang asked, “How good is the chance that our Chinese orchestra will get a gold medal in the Central Judging?” The instructor Mr. Zhang replied, “Probably, 95 % chance.” Mrs. Fang said, “That is not be good enough, we should have 105 % chance.”

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  • Soh, K.C., & Quek, K.S. (2001). Gender difference in TIMSS mathematics achievement of four Asian nations: A secondary analysis. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 331–340.

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Soh, K. (2016). On Percentage: How Much Are There?. In: Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1581-6_2

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