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Module 6
Module 6
FOURTH QUARTER
( )
❑
kN
−cf b
Pk = LB + 100
i
fPk
Example:
Calculate the 32nd percentile, 65th percentile and 90th percentile of the Mathematics test scores of 50 students.
Scores Frequency
46-50 4
41-45 8
36-40 11
31-35 9
26-30 12
21-25 6
Solution:
( )
P32 class: = = = 16 32 N ❑
100 100 100 N = 50 −cf b
cfb = 6 P32 = LB + 100
i
f P = 12 fP
This means we need to find the class 32 32
Therefore, 32% of the students have a score less than or equal to 29.67.
( )
65 N 65(50) 3250 LB = 35.5 65 N
❑
P65 class: = = = 32.5 N = 50 −cf b
100 100 100 P65 = LB + 100
cfb = 27 i
f P = 11 fP 65
i =5
(
32.5−27 ❑
)
interval where the 32.5th score is contained.
Note that the 28th – 38th scores belong to P65 = 35.5 + 5
11
the class interval: 36-40. So, the 32.5th score
is also within the class interval.
The P65 class is the class interval 36-40.
Therefore, 65% of the students got a score less than or equal to 38.09.
LB = 40.5
90 N 90(50) 4500 N = 50
( )
P90 class: = = = 45 cfb = 38 90 N
❑
100 100 100 −cf b
fP =8 P90 = LB + 100
90
i
This means we need to find the class i =5 fD 7
( )
Note that the 39th – 46th scores belong to 45−38 ❑
the class interval: 41-45. So, the 45th score is P90 = 40.5 + 5
8
also within the class interval.
The P90 class is the class interval 41-45.
Therefore, 90% of the students got a score less than or equal to 44.88.
Percentile ranks are particularly useful in relating individual scores to their positions in the entire group. A
percentile rank is typically defined as the proportion of scores in a distribution that a specific score is greater than or
equal to. For instance, if you received a score of 95 on a mathematics test and this score was greater than or equal to
the scores of 88% of the students taking the test, then your percentile rank would be 88.
An example is the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) given to Grade 9 students. The scores of
students are represented by their percentile ranks.
PPR =
100
N x [ ( P−LB ) f P
i
+c f P ]
where: PR = percentile rank, the answer will be a percentage
N = total frequency
cfP = cumulative frequency of all the values below the critical value
P = raw score or value for which one wants to find a percentile rank
i = size of the class interval
LB = lower boundary of the kth percentile class
Example 1:
Find how many percent of the scores are greater than the cumulative frequency of 38 in the table below .
Scores Frequency cf
46-50 4 50
41-45 8 46
36-40 11 38
28th – 38th score
31-35 9 27
26-30 12 18
21-25 6 6
Solution:
x[ ]
100 ( 38−35.5 ) 11
P = 38 PPR = 50 5
+ 27
N = 50
fP = 11
cfP = 27 PPR = 65
i=5
Therefore, 65% of the scores are less than the cumulative frequency of 38, while 35% of the scores are greater than the
cumulative frequency of 38.
Example 2:
Assume that a researcher wanted to know the percentage of consultants who made Php5,400 or more per day .
P = 5,400.00 PPR =
100
120 x [ ( 5400−5199.5 ) 36
1200
+ 60
]
N = 120
fP = 36
cfP = 60 PPR = 55.01
i = 1200
A. Find the percentile rank of 115 and 145 for the following distribution.
B. Dennis and Christine scored 32 and 23, respectively, in the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE).
The determining factor for a college scholarship is that a student’s score should be in the top 10% of the scores
of his/her completing class. The students in the completing class obtained the following scores in the NCAE.
What is the percentile rank of Dennis and Christine?