Measure of Position

1. What measures of position divide the distribution into 100 equal parts?

• A. quartiles

• B. deciles

• C. percentile

• D. range

2. What measures of position divide the distribution into 10 equal parts?

• A. quartiles

• B. deciles

• C. percentile

• D. range

3. How many percent corresponds P₂₅ if you will interpret it?

• A. 10%

• B. 25%

• C. 50%

• D. 60%

4. How many percent corresponds Q₃ if you will interpret it?

• A. 25%

• B. 50%

• C. 75%

• D. 90%

5. What measures of position divide the distribution into 4 equal parts?

• A. Quartiles

• B. Deciles

• C. Percentiles

• D. Range

6. Find the first quartile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9

• A. 4

• B. 5

• C. 6

• D. 9

7. Find the 5th decile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9

• A. 4

• B. 5

• C. 6

• D. 9

8. Given the following data set: 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 30, 35, 33, 40. What is the second quartile, or the median.

• A. 29

• B. 29.5

• C. 30

• D. 30.5

9. Mr. Ivan Reyes a bank manager is interested in the amount of time it takes his teller to provide a service to the depositors. On a particular morning, he asked his Math 10: Quarter 4_Week 1 Page 8 of 9secretary to record the service time that was provided for 15 customers. The time is given to the nearest minute: 6, 9, 7, 5, 15, 10, 9, 7, 4, 9, 10, 9, 8, 6, 7. Find the P75.

• A. 7

• B. 8

• C. 9

• D. 10

10. Mr. Ivan Reyes a bank manager is interested in the amount of time it takes his teller to provide a service to the depositors. On a particular morning, he asked his Math 10: Quarter 4_Week 1 Page 8 of 9secretary to record the service time that was provided for 15 customers. The time is given to the nearest minute: 6, 9, 7, 5, 15, 10, 9, 7, 4, 9, 10, 9, 8, 6, 7. Find the lower quartile.

• A. 5

• B. 6

• C. 7

• D. 8