Math 10 - Measure of Position

What measures of position divide the distribution into 100 equal parts?

• Quartiles

• Deciles

• Percentiles

• Percentile Rank

How many percent corresponds P₂₅ if you will interpret it?

• 50%

• 25%

• 75%

• 50%

which of the following measures of position is equal to the median?

• 2nd quartile

• 5th decile

• 50th percentile

• all of the above

Find the first quartile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 9

What measures of position divide the distribution into 4 equal parts?

• Quartiles

• Deciles

• Percentile

• Percentile Rank

If your height is at 45th percentile, what does it mean?

• 45% of people are taller than you

• 45% of people are your same heigh

• 45% of people are shorter than you 

  
  

• Your are 45 inches tall

Which of the following measures of position is same as to 50% of the cases?

I. Q₁ II. Q₂ III. Q₃ IV. D₅

• I & II

• I & III

• II & IV

• III & IV

Find the 5th decile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 9

7 3 6 4 7 4 8 9

Arranging these datas in ASCENDING order will lead to...

• 
  3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9

• 3 4 4 6 7 8 8 9

• 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8

• 
  3 4 4 6 7 7 8 9

John took a college admission in Columban College. His score belongs to the 8th decile. Should John be please with his score?

• Yes, because his score is above to the usual passing rate which is 75%.

• No, because there are 20% who took the exam that got a higher score than him.