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title: "Score distribution"
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# Score distribution

The Score distribution dashboard gives coordinators and markers a single view of how a schedule's scores spread, alongside reliability metrics and one-click access to rescoring. Use this article to find the dashboard, read each section, and grant marker access.

## Where to find it

- **Coordinators** open **Coordinator > [schedule title] > Score distribution** (next to the Overview tab).
- **Markers** open **Assess > [schedule title] > Score distribution**, if the role permission is granted.

              Marker access is permission-gated

              

The Score distribution tab is available to Coordinators by default. For Markers, an administrator must grant the **View Assess overview** permission under **Admin > Roles**.

![Score distribution tab on a schedule](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-07-17%20at%205.41.54%E2%80%AFPM.png)

## What the dashboard shows

![Score distribution dashboard with headline metrics and the distribution chart](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-07-17%20at%203.44.16%E2%80%AFPM.png)

The dashboard combines a few elements:

- **Score distribution chart** showing how candidate scores spread across the schedule.
- **Headline metrics**: total questions, score range, average duration, pass rate.
- **Reliability indicators**: P, PC, RIT, and RIR.
- **Direct links** to the rescoring and question-report pages for the same schedule.

### Headline metrics

- **Total questions** in the assessment.
- **Score range** of the scored submissions.
- **Average duration** taken by candidates to complete the exam.
- **Pass rate** as a percentage of submissions that passed.

### Reliability indicators

- **P value** for question difficulty.
- **PC** for the probability-correct estimate.
- **RIT** for item-test correlation.
- **RIR** for item-rest correlation.

See [Statistics: RIT and RIR values](/docs/statistics-rit-and-rir-values) for the maths behind these metrics.

## Refresh interval

Score distribution updates every 10 minutes. The dashboard shows a timestamp of the last refresh so you know how fresh the data is.

              Only submitted scores are counted

              

Score distribution calculations include scores that have been **submitted**. Drafts and in-progress marking are excluded. As markers submit, the next refresh picks them up.

## Take action from the dashboard

The **Go to rescore** and **Question report** buttons take you directly to the rescoring page and the question-report page for the schedule. The buttons are permission-gated:

- **Go to rescore** appears if your role has the rescoring permission.
- **Question report** appears for users who can already view question reports.

## Related articles

- [Rescoring](/docs/rescoring)
- [Assessment performance](/docs/assessment-performance)
- [Statistics: RIT and RIR values](/docs/statistics-rit-and-rir-values)
- [Coordinator dashboard](/docs/coordinator-dashboard)
- [Assess](/docs/assess)