Measures of Position - JCo_pro

33, 25, 42, 25, 31, 37, 46, 29, 38

What is the third quartile (Upper Quartile) of the data using Mendenhall and Sincich method?

• 37

• 38

• 40

• 46

What is the upper quartile of the data using Linear Interpolation?

3.9, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6

• 4.175

• 4.275

• 4.375

• 4.5

• none of these

Anna and her brother are both 62 inches tall. Anna is in the 85th percentile for height for her age and her little brother is in the 90th percentile. Who is taller for their age?

• They're the same, both 62 inches.
• Anna, she's taller than more people. 
• Brother, he's taller than more people. 
• You can't tell if you don't know the mean and standard deviation. 

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Yes FM 101.1 station has a low number of listeners. 75% of all country stations in the Philippines have more listeners than this station.

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Let the data set "L" consist of the number of listeners for each country station in the Philippines. Which of the following is a true statement about the Yes FM 101.1 station's position in L?

• It is between the 2nd and the 3rd deciles

• It is below the 2nd decile

• It is between the 7th and the 8th deciles

• It is above the 8th decile

Quntiles divide a data set into five regions. Which of the following is a true statement about quintiles?

• Each region contains about 20% of the data
• Each region contains about 25% of the data
• Each region contains about 5% of the data
• Each region contains about 50% of the data

Jenny scored at the 99th percentile on a test. How should be interpret this information?

• Jenny scored better than 99% of people who took this test
• Jenny scored worse than 99% of people who took this test
• Jenny got 99% of the questions on the test right
• Jenny got 99% of questions on the test wrong

What is the median of this set of score?
 $1,\ 2,\ 5,\ 6,\ 8,\ 8,\ 9,\ 12,\ 15$  

• 6

• 8

• 9

• none of these

This fractile divides the set into 4 equal parts.

• Median

• Quartile

• Quantile

• Decile

• Percentile

What is the median height (in cm) of the following:
140, 148, 150, 152, 155, 157, 159, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166

• 157 cm

• 158 cm

• 159 cm 

• none of these

Find the upper and lower quartile respectively of the following scores using Mendenhall and Sincich method.
 $1,\ 3,\ 7,\ 7,\ 16,\ 21,\ 27,\ 30,\ 31$  

• 7 and 27

• 5 and 28.5

• 7 and 30

• none of these