Measures of Position for Ungrouped Data

When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is called a _________.

• Percentile

• Quartile

• Decile

• Median

A Technique that divides a set of data into equal groups.

• Percentile

• Quartile

• Measures of Central Tendency

• Measures of Position

Lower quartile is the 25% of the distribution, which of the following is the equivalent of lower quartile?

• P₂₅

• D₇

• D₅

• Q₃

Dreigh got a score of 35 which is equivalent to 70th Percentile in a Mathematics test. Which of the following is NOT true?

• Thirty percent of the class got a scores of 35 and above

• He scored above 70% of his classmates.

• If the passing mark is the first quartile then, he passed the test 

• His score is below the 5th decile

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

• He got the highest score.

• He surpassed 75% of her classmates.

• His score is higher than 25% of his classmates.

• 75% of the class did not passed the test.