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MARemember:
Quartile
25% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the first quartile
50% or one-half of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the second
quartile
75% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the third quartile
Decile
10% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the first decile
20% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the second decile
30% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the third decile
Percentile
1% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the first percentile
2% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the second percentile
3% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the third percentile
Examples;
2. Vince took the entrance examination in one of the Science High Schools in their
province. His score is in the 7th decile and the passing score is the 75th
percentile. Assuming that the values of 𝐷7 and 𝑃75 are not the same, can Vince
enroll in that particular school?
OFFLINE ACTIVITY # 3
Read carefully and answer the questions that follow. (2 pts each)
1. Ninety scores in a Mathematics summative test were recorded and 56 was the 50th
percentile. Only one student got a score of 56.
a. How many percent of the scores are less than or equal to the score of 56?
P50= 50% of the scores are less than or equal to the score of 56
b. How many percent of the scores are greater than the score of 56?
50% of the scores are greater than the score of 56
c. How many students scored lower than 56?
50% of 90 = 45, there are 44 students scored lower than 56
d. How many students scored higher than 56?
50% of 90= 45, there are 45 students scored higher than 56
2. A Mathematics teacher gave a 20-item quiz to his 25 students. All of the scores of the
students were unique except for the scores of Sancho and Nikolai because both of
them got the same score of 12. Their score were in the 60th percentile.
a. How many percent of the scores are less than or equal to the score of 12?
P60= 60%, 60% of the scores are less than or equal to the score of 12
b. How many percent of the score is greater than the score of 12?
40% of the score is greater than the score of 12
c. How many students have scores greater than 12?
40% of 25 = 10, there are 10 students have scores greater than 12
d. How many students have scores less than 12?
60% of 25 = 15, there are 13 students have scores less than 12
a. A dance choreographer is asking his 35 dancers to form a line according to height from
smallest to tallest. One of the dancers, Charity, has a height that is inthe 4th decile.
a. Assuming that their height is unique, how many dancers are shorter than
Charity?
D4=P40=40%, 40% of 35 = 14, 13 dancers are shorter than charity
b. Assuming that their height is unique, how many dancers are taller than
Charity?
60% of 35 = 21 dancers are taller than charity