Measures of Position

What is the median of the scores 6, 8, 11, 25, 15, 10, 2, 8, 16?

A researcher has collected the following sample data: 5, 12, 6, 8, 5, 6, 7, 5, 12, 4. The 5th decile is _____.

Which measures divides the data set or distribution into ten equal parts?

• Decile

• Median

• Percentile

• Quartile

The third quartile of the data set is equal to the ______.

• 4th decile

• 25th percentile

• 50th percentile

• 75th percentile

What is the D1 in the distribution?

• 11

• 17

• 23

• 34

The second quartile of the data is equal to the ______.

• 4th decile

• 25th percentile

• 50th percentile

• 75th percentile

What is the P36?

• 34

• 45

• 50

• 56

In the 2019 National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE), Almeera's score in the Mathematics Ability Test is at 90th percentile. What does this mean?

• Almeera's score is 90 points.

• Almeera scored higher than 89% of the examinees.

• Almeera is the 90th in position among all the examinees.

• Almeera scored higher than the other 90% of the examinees.

Which measures divides the data set or distribution into one hundred equal parts?

• Decile

• Median

• Percentile

• Quartile

How many Grade 10 students were asked to recall our Philippine National Heroes?

• 13

• 15

• 30

• 60