LONG QUIZ #2

1. The median score is also the .

A. 75th percentile B. 5th decile C. 3rd decile D. 1st quartile
2. Rochelle got a score of 55, which is equivalent to a 70th percentile rank in a mathematics test. Which
of the following is NOT true?
A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.
3. The lower quartile is equal to .
A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 2nd decile D. 3rd quartile
4. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19, the median score is ______ _.
A. 17 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13
5. In a 70-item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that .
A. She got the highest score.
B. Her score is higher than 25 of his classmates.
C. She surpassed 75% of his classmates.
D. Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test.
6. Angie ranks 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile rank is ______ .
A. 75 B. 90 C. 10 D. 25
7. The 1st quartile of the ages of 250 fourth year students is 16 years. Which of the following statements
is true?
A. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
B. Seventy-five percent of the students are 16 years old and above.
C. Twenty-five percent of the students are 16 years old.
D. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16 years.
8. Mel’s score in a 75-item test was the median score. What is his percentile rank?
A. 35th B. 50th C. 25th D. 75th
9. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is
called a ___________.
A. percentile B. decile C. quartile D. median
10. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?
A. The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.
B. The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.
C. The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.
D. The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.

For items 11 to 14, consider the score distribution of 15 students given below:

83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73 86 81 79 82 79 74 74

11. The median score is _______________.

A. 80 B. 82 C. 73 D. 79
12. The lower quartile is ________________.
A. 74 B. 72 C. 86 D. 79
13. The value of the 2nd deciles is ____ .
A. 74 B. 85 C. 72 D. 83
14. The median in the score distribution for items 11 to 14 can also be interpreted as _____ __.
A. seven students scored above 79.
B. seven students scored below 79.
C. seven students scored below, and seven students scored above 79.
D. fourteen students scored below 79.
15. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Rachel obtained a score of 38 and 38 scores
were above her. This implies that her score is ______________.
A. the 38th percentile
B. at the upper quartile
C. the 55th percentile
D. below the 4th decile

For items 16 to 19, please refer to the Table A below.

16. In solving for the 60th percentile, the lower boundary to use is __ _.
A. 34 B. 34.5 C. 39 D. 39.5

17. What cumulative frequency should be used in solving for the 35th percentile?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 12 D. 18

18. The 45th percentile is ___________ _.

A. 33.4 B. 32.7 C. 30.8 D. 35.6

19. The 50th percentile is ____ _.

A. 36.0 B. 37.0 C. 36.5 D. 37.5
20. The 50th percentile is equivalent to _______ .
A. 5th decile B. 2nd quartile C. mean score D. all of the above

20-30. INTERPRETING RESULTS. Using the table below, answer the questions on the right.

• Aside from Frequency, what other values do you

need in order to find the Quartiles, Deciles and
Percentiles in a grouped data?
21.
22.
• What method should you use if the results in
each fractile has decimal digit/s?
23.
• What is the value of the 3rd quartile?
24.
• What is the value of the 72nd percentile?
25.
• What is the value of the 8th decile?
26.
• What is the percentile rank of Dennis?
27.
• What is the percentile rank of Christine?
28.
29-30. Did Dennis and Christine make it to the top
10% of the scores?