Quarter 4

Week 1 - LESSON 1

*Illustrates, calculates, interprets

QUARTILES and solves problems
involving QUARTILES in an
UNGROUPED DATA
For this week, we will focus on
illustrating, determining, interpreting and
solving problems involving QUARTILES
in an ungrouped data. We will be using
the concept of median to determine the
quartiles in a data set.
Let us first define quantiles. Quantiles are
measures of position that divide a
distribution into two, four, ten and hundred
equal parts. Such measures of positions are
median, quartiles, deciles and percentiles.

The median, other than as a measure

of central tendency, divides a data set
or a distribution into two equal parts.
Quartiles are score points which divide a
distribution into four equal parts. About
twenty five percent (25%) of the distribution
fall below the first quartile, about fifty percent
(50%) fall below the second quartile, and
about seventy five percent (75%) fall below
the third quartile.
The diagram below represents the 3 quartiles in
a set of data.
Answer:
First, arrange the data set in ascending order.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9
Second, to show where the second quartile is, locate
the median. The median divides the data set into the
lower half and upper half. The median is called the
second quartile, 𝑄2 , and is also referred to as the
middle quartile. The 2nd quartile is the 6th value from
the left of the data set. The 2nd quartile is 5. It means
that half of the values in the data set is less than or
equal to 5. Hence, it also means that 50% of the scores
of the students who took the test in statistics is less
than or equal to 5.
Third, to show where the first quartile is, locate
the median of the lower half of the data set. The
median of the lower half of the data set is the
first quartile, 𝑄1, which is also referred to as the
lower quartile.
The 1st quartile is the 3rd value from the left of
the data set. The 1st quartile is 3. It means that a
quarter of the values in the data set is less than
or equal to 3. Hence, it also means that 25% of
the scores of the students who took the test in
statistics is less than or equal to 3.
Fourth, to show where the third quartile is,
locate the median of the upper half of the data
set. The median of the upper half of the data
set is the third quartile, 𝑄3, which is also
referred to as the upper quartile.
The 3rd quartile is the 9th value from the left of
the data set. The 3rd quartile is 8. It means that
3/4 of the values in the data set is less than or
equal to 8. Hence, it also means that 75% of the
scores of the students who took the test in
statistics is less than or equal to 8.
It means that your blood sugar level is equal to
the median blood sugar level of the group. It also
means that your blood sugar level is also equal to
the 2nd quartile blood sugar level of the patients.
Furthermore, it also means that your blood sugar
level is greater than the lower quartile blood sugar
level and less than the upper quartile blood sugar
level of the group.