Measures of Position Quiz

What is used to compute the quartiles, deciles, and percentiles of ungrouped data?

• Mode

• Median

• Range

• Mean

What is the measure that tells where a score stands relative to others in a set of data?

• Mode

• Percentile

• Median

• Mean

What is the difference between the value of the third quartile and the value of the first quartile called?

• Variance

• Range

• Mean

• Interquartile Range

In a set of scores, which value divides the distribution into four equal parts?

• Median

• Third Quartile

• Mean

• First Quartile

What is the value of the second quartile in the set of scores: 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 19, 19, 20?

• 16

• 15

• 19

• 14

What is the value of the first quartile in the set of scores: 20, 25, 28, 32, 35, 37, 46, 47, 52, 55, 55, 56, 60?

• 32

• 46

• 25

• 37

What is the 60th percentile in the set of scores: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 16, 18, 18, 20, 20?

• 18

• 15

• 13

• 16

In the data set: 27, 30, 33, 38, 40, 42, 49, what is the percentage of the test score 38?

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

What is the 43rd percentile in the set of scores: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 16, 18, 18, 20, 20?

• 13

• 15

• 16

• 18

What is the value of the third decile in the set of scores: 15, 18, 20, 23, 28, 33, 35, 40, 42?

• 28

• 23

• 20

• 33