Summative Exam Measures of Position

A measure of position that divides the distribution into 4 equal parts.

• Deciles

• Percentiles

• Quantiles

• Quartiles

What is the other name for median score?

• 75th percentile

• 5th decile

• 3rd decile

• 1st quartile

Which of the following represents the smallest value?

• 6th decile

• 3rd quartile

• 60th percentile

• Median

In a 70-item test, Ana got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that

• She got the highest score.

• She surpassed 75% of his classmates.

• Her score is lower than 25 of his classmates.

• Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test.

What is the upper quartile in this distribution: 80 85 86 90 93 95 96?

• 85

• 90

• 95

• 96

Find the 3rd decile or 𝐷3 of the following test scores of a random sample of ten students: 27, 15, 18, 25, 12, 16, 24, 22, 23, 24.

• 16

• 18

• 22

• 25

Find the 50th percentile of the following test scores of a random sample of ten students: 27, 15, 18, 25, 12, 16, 24, 22, 23, 24.

• 22

• 23

• 24

• 25

Consider the score distribution of the 15 students given below 83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73 86 81 79 82 79 74 74 What is the middle quartile?

• 80

• 82

• 73

• 79

Consider the score distribution of the 15 students given below 83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73 86 81 79 82 79 74 74 What is the lower quartile?

• 74

• 72

• 86

• 79

In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?

• The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.