MEASURES OF POSITION

Which of the following is NOT a measure of position?

• Pecentile

• Standard Deviation

• Quartile

• Median

The median is the:

• Most frequent value in a dataset.

• Average of all values in a dataset.

• Middle value in an ordered dataset.

• Value that occurs most often in a dataset.

What does the 75th percentile represent?

• The value below which 25% of the data falls?

• The value below which 75% of the data falls.

• The value above which 75% of the data falls.

• The average of the data.

If Q1, Q2, and Q3 represent the first, second, and third quartiles respectively, which of the following is true?

• Q1 < Q2 < Q3

• Q1 > Q2 >Q3

• Q1 = Q2 = Q3

• The relationship between Q1, Q2, and Q3 cannot be determined

Which measure of position divides a dataset into four equal parts?

• Mean

• Median

• Quartiles

• Percentiles

What is the median of the following data set: {2, 5, 8, 11, 15}?

• 2

• 8

• 11

• 15

The 50th percentile is the same as which measure of central tendency?

• Mean

• Mode

• Median

• Range