Q4:W4_ Solving Problems Involving Measures of Position

When a distribution is divided into four equal parts, each score point that divides the distribution is called a _____________.

• decile

• percentile

• quartile

• quantile

To monitor efficiency and quality of their canned products, a quality control team opened cans of beans at random. The team found the following number of beans in the cans: 65, 74, 64, 76, 65, 68, 67, 69, 71, 56, and 70. What is the median number of beans in a can?

• 67

• 68

• 69

• 70

Which student performed better: I. Student who is at the 8th decile rank II. The student who is at the upper quartile

• I only

• II only

• I and II only

• Cannot be determined

Which measure of position divides a data set into the lower 30% of values and upper 70% of values?

• P30

• P70

• D30

• D70

In the data set: 2, 5, 6, 6, x, 10, 11, 11, 12. If the second quartile of the data set is x, which of the following could not be a value of x?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 11