Percentiles Quiz

Percentiles Quiz

12th Grade

9 Qs

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Percentiles Quiz

Percentiles Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a percentile in statistics?

A percentile in statistics is the highest value in a group of observations.

A percentile in statistics is a measure that indicates the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall.

A percentile in statistics is the average of all the observations in a group.

A percentile in statistics is a measure that indicates the value above which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are percentiles calculated?

Percentiles are calculated by arranging a set of data points in descending order and then finding the value above which a certain percentage of the data falls.

Percentiles are calculated by randomly selecting a value from a set of data points.

Percentiles are calculated by taking the average of the highest and lowest values in a set of data.

Percentiles are calculated by arranging a set of data points in ascending order and then finding the value below which a certain percentage of the data falls.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the 50th percentile called?

mode

mean

average

median

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a dataset, if a value is at the 75th percentile, what does it mean?

75% of the values in the dataset are greater than this value.

This value is the average of the dataset.

This value is the maximum value in the dataset.

75% of the values in the dataset are less than this value.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the range of percentiles?

-100 to 100

1 to 1000

0 to 1

0 to 100

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a percentile and a quartile?

A percentile is used for continuous data, while a quartile is used for discrete data.

A percentile divides data into three parts, while a quartile divides data into four parts.

A percentile can divide data into any number of parts, while a quartile specifically divides data into four parts.

A percentile is calculated using the median, while a quartile is calculated using the mean.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using percentiles in statistics?

Percentiles are used to measure the relative standing of a value within a dataset.

Percentiles are used to determine the standard deviation of a dataset.

Percentiles are used to calculate the mean of a dataset.

Percentiles are used to measure the absolute value of a data point within a dataset.

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