For grouped data:

For
Partition Discrete
ungrouped
value frequency Continuous frequency distribution
or raw data
distribution
M = value of Let N = ∑f Step 1: Calculate CF<.
 n 1
th
M= value of x Step 2: Calculate m = (N/2)
  that first Step 3: Find the class interval
the  2 
observation exceeds corresponding to mth CF <.
(after Name that class as the median class.
 N 1
th

arranging the   Step 4: Let l1 = lower limit of the median

data in  2  class.
ascending cumulative l2 = upper limit of the median class.
Median (M) order). frequency m = (N/2)
of less than pcf = cumulative frequency of the class
type. previous to the median class.
f = frequency of the median class.
Step 5:

M  l1 
l2  l1  * (m  pcf )
f

Qi = value of Let N = ∑f Step 1: Calculate CF<.

the Qi = value of x Step 2: Calculate qi = i(N/4)
 n 1
th that first Step 3: Find the class interval
i  exceeds corresponding to qith CF <.
 4  Name that class as the ith quartile class.
 N 1
th
observation i  Step 4: Let l1 = lower limit of the class.
(after  4  l2 = upper limit of the class.
arranging the cumulative qi = i(N/4)
Quartiles data in frequency
(Qi, i = 1,2,3) ascending pcf = cumulative frequency of the previous
of less than class.
order).
type. f = frequency of the class.
Step 5:

Qi  l1 
l2  l1  * (qi  pcf )
f
 For For grouped data:
Partition ungrouped Discrete
value or raw frequency Continuous frequency distribution
data distribution
Di = value of Let N = ∑f Step 1: Calculate CF<.
the Di = value of x Step 2: Calculate di = i(N/10)
that first Step 3: Find the class interval corresponding
 n  1
th

i  exceeds to dith CF <.

 10  Name that class as the ith decile class.
 N 1
th
observation
i  Step 4: Let l1 = lower limit of the class.
(after  10  l2 = upper limit of the class.
arranging
cumulative di = i(N/10)
Deciles the data in
(Di, i = 1,2…9) ascending frequency pcf = cumulative frequency of the previous
order). of less than class.
type. f = frequency of the class.
Step 5:

Di  l1 
l2  l1 * (d i  pcf )
f
Pi = value of Let N = ∑f Step 1: Calculate CF<.
the Pi = value of x Step 2: Calculate pi = i(N/100)
 n  1
th that first Step 3: Find the class interval corresponding
i  exceeds to pith CF <.
 100  Name that class as the ith percentile class.
 N  1
th
observation
i  Step 4: Let l1 = lower limit of the class.
(after  100  l2 = upper limit of the class.
Percentiles arranging
cumulative pi = i(N/100)pcf = cumulative frequency of
(Pi, i = 1,2,..99) the data in
ascending frequency the previous class.
order). of less than f = frequency of the class.
type. Step 5:

Pi  l1 
l2  l1  * ( pi  pcf )
f