MRI benchmark performance results are expressed as percentiles. Percentile is a ranking scale ranging from a low of 1% to a high of 99% with 50% as the median score.
A percentile rank indicates the percentage of a reference or norm group obtaining scores equal to or less than the reported score.
A percentile score does not refer to the percentage of questions answered correctly or ideally, it indicates the group’s standing relative to the norm group standard. The norm group is made up of more than 650+ companies and several hundred business units.
Percentiles are used because raw scores provide very little meaning and can often be misleading. Normed percentiles, on the other hand, provide meaning, showing how scores relate to those of other companies.
Substantial empirical research, including our own, shows that scores are comparable across industries, Western societies (Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe), and demographics, allowing percentiles to be used with great confidence.
