Measures of Position

1. When a distribution is divided into four equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is called a ___________.

• Decile

• Median

• Percentile

• Quartile

2. The lower quartile is equal to _____.

• Median

• 1st Quartile

• 2nd Quartile

• 3rd Quartile

The upper quartile is equal to __________.

• Median

• 1st Quartile

• 2nd Quartile

• 3rd Quartile

4. Which of the following is NOT the median score?

• 75th Percentile

• 50th Percentile

• 2nd Quartile

• 5th Decile

5. When a distribution is divided into ten equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is called a __________.

• Decile

• Median

• Percentile

• Quartile

6. Which of the following is the median score of decile?

• 75th Percentile

• 50th Percentile

• 5th Decile

• 2nd Quartile

7. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is called a __________.

• Median

• Percentile

• Decile

• Quartile

8. Which of the following is the median score of percentile?

• 75th Percentile

• 50th Percentile

• 5th Decile

• 2nd Quartile

9. The following are the scores obtained by the grade 10 learners in their summative test (13, 20, 19, 17, 28, 30, 29, 30, 25, 33, 35, 31). Find the 6th decile.

• 25

• 30

• 31

• 33

10. The following are the scores obtained by the grade 10 learners in their summative test (13, 20, 19, 17, 28, 30, 29, 30, 25, 33, 35, 31). Find the 3rd quartile.

• 30

• 31

• 33

• 35