
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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