Help understanding NLN Pax score

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I think I may be referring to the wrong score any way this is how it shows on my paper

Composite: 143 DI:98 AD:97 ALL:98

Can anyone help translate this for me?

Thanks

[chicagoing, ADN, RN]

(from the Individual Performance Report)

143 is your composite score.

THE COMPOSITE SCORE is based on the examinees' performance on the total examination, but is not the sum of the items answered correctly. It is a standard

score, i.e., a weighted combination of the scores on the individual tests. Composite scores may range from 0 to 200. The average is 100, and the

standard deviation a measure of variability around this average score, is 20. Most scores range between 50 and 150.

98/97/98 are percentile scores.

A PERCENTILE SCORE for each test and for the composite score is reported in the column labeled "Percentiles." Percentiles, which range from

0-99, indicate what portion of a reference group of applicants to similar nursing programs earned raw scores lower than the examinee. For example, if the

report test, shows a percentile score of 84 for a raw score of 49 on the Verbal Ability test, it means that 84% of the norms group received a raw score of 49 or

less. The percentile scores do NOT indicate the percentage of items that were answered correctly.

DI/AD/ALL are norms groups.

NORMS GROUP Each norms group used in preparing this report is identified at the top of the column labeled "Percentile Norms." For the Pre-Admission

Examination-PN the norms group is comprised of all applicants to practical nursing programs who took this test during the period identified at the bottom

of the report. For the Pre-Admission Examination-RN three sets of norms are provided: "DI" refers to applicants to diploma programs; "AD" refers to

applicants to associate degree programs; and "ALL" refers to all applicants to any of the three types of programs preparing examinees for registered nurse

practice. The most appropriate norms group to use is the group which matches or includes the type of program to which the examinee is applying. This allows

comparisons with other applicants to similar programs. Each norms group is described in the section following the test scores.