Lesson 4.

DECILES
AND
PERCENTILE
 Deciles
Measure of position that divides ranked data
into ten equal parts

D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9

10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9
 Finding the Score
Given a Decile

n total number of values in the data set

k k decile being used

L= 10
•n
L locator that gives the position of a
value
Dk kth decile
 Start

Sort the data.

(Arrange the data in Finding the Value
order of lowest to
of the
highest.)
kth Decile
Compute
k
L= (10
n) where

n = number of values
k = decile in question
The value of the kth decile
is midway between the Lth value
Is and the next value in the
L a whole Yes sorted set of data. Find Dk by
number adding the L th value and the
?
next value and dividing the
No total by 2.
Change L by rounding
it up to the next
larger whole number.

The value of Dk is the

Lth value, counting
from the lowest
 Percentiles
Measure of position that divides ranked data
into 100 equal parts

P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 …,P99

1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 … P99
 Start

Sort the data.

(Arrange the data in Finding the Value
order of lowest to
of the
highest.)
kth Percentile
Compute
k
L= (
100
n) where

n = number of values
k = percentile in question
The value of the kth percentile
is midway between the Lth value
Is and the next value in the
L a whole Yes sorted set of data. Find Pk by
number adding the L th value and the
?
next value and dividing the
No total by 2.
Change L by rounding
it up to the next
larger whole number.

The value of Pk is the

Lth value, counting
from the lowest
Quartiles Deciles
Q1 = P25 D1 = P10
Q2 = P50 D2 = P20
D3 = P30
Q3 = P75 •
•
•
D9 = P90
 Example for ungrouped data

Solve for P12 ,P34 , P77 , and P89

54, 43 ,29 , 66 , 52 , 59 , 70, 44 , 51 , 57 , 62 ,

49 , 35 , 52 , 73 , 37 , 48 , 63 , 64 , 49 , 55 , 38
 Example for grouped data

Solve for P19 , P37 , P66 and P78