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equal to them
The most used quantiles are the quartiles, deciles, and percentiles which divide the
distribution into four, ten, and hundred equal parts, respectively.
QUARTILES are the values that divide a distribution into four equal parts. These values are
denoted by 𝑄𝑘 where 𝑘 = 1, 2 or 3. There are three quartiles represented by 𝑄1, 𝑄2 and 𝑄3.
DECILES are the values that divide the set of data into ten (10) equal parts. These values are
denoted by 𝐷𝑘 where 𝑘 = 1, 2, 3, … , 9. There are nine deciles represented by
𝐷1,𝐷2,𝐷3, . . ., 𝐷9.
PERCENTILES are the values that divide the set of data into one hundred (100) equal parts.
These values are denoted by 𝑃𝑘 where 𝑘 = 1, 2, 3,. . . , 99. There are 99 percentiles
represented by 𝑃1, 𝑃2, 𝑃3, . . . , 𝑃97, 𝑃98, 𝑃99.
Example 1
The following are the number of students in 15 classes selected at random.
40, 39, 42, 48, 45, 46, 42, 49, 43, 42, 41, 40, 38, 42, and 47.
Interpretation:
∴ 25% of the classes have less than or equal to 40
students.
▪ Determine the value of the first quartile ∴ 75% of the classes have greater than 40 students.
Since the computed value for the position of 𝑄1 is exactly 4 ,
then 𝑄1 is the 4th data in the distribution.
Example 1
The following are the number of students in 15 classes selected at random.
40, 39, 42, 48, 45, 46, 42, 49, 43, 42, 41, 40, 38, 42, and 47.
Interpretation:
∴ 50% of the classes have less than or equal to 42
students.
▪ Determine the value of the fifth decile. ∴ 50% of the classes have greater than 42 students.
Since the computed value for the position of D5 is exactly 8, then
D5 is the 8th data in the distribution.
Example 1
The following are the number of students in 15 classes selected at random.
40, 39, 42, 48, 45, 46, 42, 49, 43, 42, 41, 40, 38, 42, and 47.
Interpretation:
∴ 75% of the classes have less than or equal to 46
students.
▪ Determine the value of the 75th percentile. ∴ 25% of the classes have greater than 46 students.
Since the computed value for the position of P75 is exactly 12,
then P75 is the 12th data in the distribution.
Example 1
The following are the number of students in 15 classes selected at random.
40, 39, 42, 48, 45, 46, 42, 49, 43, 42, 41, 40, 38, 42, and 47.
Interpretation:
∴ 40% of the school employees
rendered less than or equal to 10.4
years of service.
∴ 60% of the school employees
rendered greater than 10.4 years of
service.
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
B. What is the 25th percentile?
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
B. What is the 25th percentile?
Interpretation:
∴ 25% of the school employees
rendered less than or equal to 7 years
of service.
∴ 75% of the school employees
rendered greater than 7 years of
service.
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
C. What is the 3rd quartile?
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
C. What is the 3rd quartile?
Interpretation:
∴ 75% of the school employees
rendered less than or equal to 24 years
of service.
∴ 25% of the school employees
rendered greater than 24 years of
service.
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
D. Find the value of the interquartile range.
Example 2
The following are the number of years in service of 20 school employees:
4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
E. Determine the percentile rank of an employee rendering 11 years of service.
QUARTER 4 WEEK 2
Answer the following:
A. Reflection: Answer Practice D: Stop, Look,
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