Calculating Measures of Position

1. Quartiles are the score points which divide a distribution into equal
parts. B. four

2. The median is also the . B. 2nd quartile

3. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

i. D4 is also equal to P40 ii. 75% of the data has a value of < Q3 iii.
Percentiles are ninety-nine points which divides a distribution into one
hundred equal parts
A. I

5. The upper quartile is equal to .

A. Q1

Example { 12, 13, 18, 19, 24 , 27, 30 32, 34 } and N = 9

To find Q1, locate its position using ( N + 1) and round off to the nearest
integer.
Position of Q1 = ( N + 1)
= ( 9 + 1 )
= ( 10 )
= 2.5
The computed value 2.5 becomes 3 after rounding up. The lower quartile value ( Q1 )
is the 3rd element, so Q1 = 18

Position of Q3 = ( N +1)
= ( 9 + 1 )
= (10)
= 7.5
The computed value is 7.5 after rounding down. The upper quartile value (Q3) is the
7th data element so Q3 = 30