Computing Percentiles for

Grouped Data
 Formula

Pk = kth Percentile
xLB = Lower class boundary of the Pk
fk = frequency of the class containing the Pk
n= the total number of observations
i = width of the class interval
cf = cumulative frequency below
 Example
Class Interval f <cf
34-38 5 30
29-33 8 25
24-28 2 17
19-23 3 15
14-18 6 12
9-13 1 6
4-8 5 5
 CI f <cf P12 = kn/100 = (12)(30)/100
34-38 5 30 = 360/100 = 3.6
Pk = P12 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 3.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 5 cf = 0

19-23 3 15
P12
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf P20 = kn/100 = (20)(30)/100
34-38 5 30 = 600/100 = 6
Pk = P20 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 8.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 1 cf = 5

19-23 3 15
P20
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf P50 = kn/100 = (50)(30)/100
34-38 5 30 = 1500/100 = 15
Pk = P15 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 18.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 3 cf = 12

19-23 3 15
P50
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf P72 = kn/100 = (72)(30)/100
34-38 5 30 = 2160/100 = 21.6
Pk = P72 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 28.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 8 cf = 17

19-23 3 15
P72
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
Computing Quartiles
for
Grouped Data
 Formula

Qk = kth Percentile
xLB = Lower class boundary of the Pk
fk = frequency of the class containing the Pk
n= the total number of observations
i = width of the class interval
cf = cumulative frequency below
 Example
Class Interval f <cf
34-38 5 30
29-33 8 25
24-28 2 17
19-23 3 15
14-18 6 12
9-13 1 6
4-8 5 5
 CI f <cf Q1 = kn/4 = (1)(30)/4
34-38 5 30 = 30/4 = 7.5
Qk = Q 1 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 13.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 6 cf = 6

19-23 3 15
Q1
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf Q2 = kn/4 = (2)(30)/4
34-38 5 30 = 60/4 = 15
Qk = Q 2 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 18.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 3 cf = 12

19-23 3 15
Q2
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf Q3 = kn/4 = (3)(30)/4
34-38 5 30 = 90/4 = 22.5
Qk = Q 3 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 28.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 8 cf = 17

19-23 3 15
Q3
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
Computing Deciles
for
Grouped Data
 Formula

Dk = kth Percentile
xLB = Lower class boundary of the Pk
fk = frequency of the class containing the Pk
n= the total number of observations
i = width of the class interval
cf = cumulative frequency below
 Example
Class Interval f <cf
34-38 5 30
29-33 8 25
24-28 2 17
19-23 3 15
14-18 6 12
9-13 1 6
4-8 5 5
 CI f <cf D3 = kn/10 = (3)(30)/10
34-38 5 30 = 90/10 = 9
Dk = D3 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 13.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 6 cf = 6

19-23 3 15
D3
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf D5 = kn/10 = (5)(30)/10
34-38 5 30 = 150/10 = 15
Dk = D5 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 18.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 3 cf = 12

19-23 3 15
D5
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 CI f <cf D9 = kn/10 = (9)(30)/10
34-38 5 30 = 270/10 = 27
Dk = D9 i=5
29-33 8 25 XLB = 33.5 n = 30
24-28 2 17 fk = 5 cf = 25

19-23 3 15
D9
14-18 6 12

9-13 1 6

4-8 5 5

n = 30
 Activity
Use the data below to solve the following:
P23, P52, P75, P90, Q1, Q2, Q3, D4, D7, D8
Class Interval f Cf
37-42 7
31-36 8
25-30 12
19-24 15
13-18 3
7-12 4
1-6 1