PERCENTILES:

 In statistics, a percentile (percentile score or centile) is a score below which a given percentage of
scores in its frequency distribution falls (exclusive definition) or a score at or below which a given
percentage falls (inclusive definition).

 A percentile (or a centile) is a measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a
given percentage of observations in a group of observations fall
 percentiles are the values below which a certain percentage of the data in a data set is found.

 These are values that divide an ordered set of observations into 100 equal parts. They are
denoted by P1, P2…

 A percentile is a term used in statistics to express how a score compares to other scores in the
same set.
Key Facts: Percentiles

• Percentiles are used to understand and interpret data. They indicate the values below
which a certain percentage of the data in a data set is found.

• Percentiles can be calculated using the formula n = (P/100) x N

where P = percentile,
N = number of values in a data set (sorted from smallest to largest), and
n = ordinal rank of a given value.

Percentiles are frequently used to understand test scores and biometric

measurements.
Percentile Formula
Percentiles for the values in a given data set can be calculated using the formula:

n = (P/100) x N

P = (n x 100)/N
where:
• N = number of values in the data set (with the values in the data set sorted from
smallest to largest).
• P = percentile
• n = ordinal rank of a given value
• EXAMPLE:

• Find P30

59 79

62 90

67 92

69 95

69
SOLUTION
 Steps:
1. Arrange the data in an increasing order.
59,62,67,69,69,79,90,92,95
2. Solve for the value of P30
Using the formula
n = (P/100) x N
n = (30/100) x 9
n = 2.7 ; since 2.7 is fraction, the next higher integer will be used.
Therefore, the next is 3. So, this means that the 3Rd value in the set of
data is the 30TH percentile. This also means that 30% of the values fall
below 67
Solution
 Steps:

1. Arrange the data in an increasing order.

59,62,67,69,69,79,90,92,95

2. Solve for the value of P30

Using the formula: i =(k/100) (n + 1)
where:
• k = kth percentile
• i = the index (ranking or position)
• n= the total number of data values
i =(k/100) (n + 1)
i = (30/100) (9+1)
i = (0.3)(10)
i = 3, therefor the P30 according to the index is fall under the 3rd position therefor the percentile (P30)
is 67.
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