WEEK 3

INTERPRETING
MEASURE OF
POSITION
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 A group of students
obtained the following scores
Activity
in the Statistics quiz:
8, 2, 5, 4, 8, 5, 7, 1, 3, 6, 9
PROCEDURE
1. Arrange the scores in INCREASING or DECREASING order.
2. Identify the lowest score and highest score.
3. Find the middle SCORE. Label it as
4. Identify the value between the middle score and the lowest score. Label
it as
5. Identify the value between the middle score and the highest score. Label
it as
GUIDE QUESTION:
1. What are , , and of their scores?
2. How many students belong to , , and in terms of
their scores?
3. Have you realized of finding the position of the
scores?
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you are able to:
a. recognizes the connection between the
definition of a measure of position and its
interpretation in a given distribution:
b. interprets a particular measure of position in
distribution; and
c. appreciates the importance of interpretation of
measure of position in real-life situations.
 INTERPRETATION OF MEASURES OF POSITION
Quartiles Deciles Percentiles
• 10% of the distribution has a • 1% of the distribution has a
• 25% of the distribution has a value less than or equal to the value less than or equal to the
value less than or equal to the first decile (D1). first percentile (P1).
first quartile (Q1). • 20% of the distribution has a • 2% of the distribution has a
• 50% or one-half of the value less than or equal to the value less than or equal to the
distribution has a value less second decile (D2). second percentile (P2).
than or equal to the second • 30% of the distribution has a • 3% of the distribution has a
quartile (Q2). value less than or equal to the value less than or equal to the
• 75% of the distribution has a third decile (D3). third percentile (P3).
value less than or equal to the
third quartile (Q3). NOTE: The connection NOTE: The percentile position
between deciles and is also the percentage of the
percentiles is that the first values in a distribution less
decile 𝐷1 is the 10th percentile; than or equal to that particular
the second decile is the 20th percentile.
percentile; the third decile is
the 30th percentile, and so on.
Example 1
In preparation for Palarong Pambansa, Mr.
Borja, as CALABARZON athletics team
coach, asked his 10 players to run 100
meters. Anthony, one of the players, ran
completely in 9 minutes which is 4th decile
of the recorded time. What does it mean?
Example 2
Based on the survey conducted by the
Barangay Health Office of Barangay San
Jose, the third quartile (𝑄3) of the ages of
200 Grade 10 students of that barangay are
16 years old. What does it mean?
Example 3
The score of Grace in the Third Quarterly
Examination in Mathematics is in the 8th
decile (𝐷8) and the passing score is in the
65th percentile (𝑃65). Did she pass the test?
(Assume that the values of 𝐷8 and 𝑃65 are
different.)
 Learning Task 1
Teacher Liza, the health coordinator of San Jose
National High School, recorded the height of 40
students in a Grade 10 class for computing Body
Mass Index (BMI). Based on her report, Nadine’s
height is in the 60th percentile (𝑃60). (Assume that
the height of each student is different to each other.)
a) How many students are shorter than Nadine?
b) How many students are taller than Nadine?
c) If Kathryn’s height is in the 3rd quartile (𝑄3), how can
you compare it with Nadine’s height?
d) If Maymay’s height is in the 4th decile (𝐷4), how can
you compare it with Nadine’s height?
e) If Maymay’s height is in the 4th decile (𝐷4), how can
you compare it with Kathryn’s height?
 Learning Task 2
Mr. Aguilar is applying as a staff worker of a
shoe factory in Nagcarlan, Laguna. During the
interview, he asked the manager about the salary he
would get once he is hired. The manager told him
that it is in the 4.5th decile.
a) What does the manager’s answer to Mr. Aguilar mean?
b) If Mr. Aguilar’s friend is also a staff worker in that shoe
factory and receives a salary which is in the 2nd quartile, which
of them has a higher salary? Explain. (Assume that Mr. Aguilar is
hired in the factory.)
c) If the manager told Mr. Aguilar that starting next month he
will receive a salary which is in the 3rd quartile, should he be
glad with that? Explain.
Quiz
Time
Directions: Answer the following questions.
1.The first quartile (𝑄1) of the ages of the 120
employees of Tropicana Fruit Factory is 30 years
old. What does it imply?
2. Mrs. Santos’ advisory class has 35 students. She made a
report on the weight of each student as part of the feeding
program of the school. Roger, one of the students, has a
weight which is in the 7th decile. How many students have a
weight greater than him? (Each of them has a unique
weight.)
3. Rodelyn’s score is the 30th percentile in
the Second Summative Test in Mathematics.
If the passing score is 𝐷4, did she pass the
test? Explain. (The values of 𝑃30 and 𝐷4 are
not equal.)
ASSIGNMENT
 Answer the following questions.
Choose the letter that corresponds
to the correct answer.
1. Theodoro took the entrance examination in San Pablo City Science Integrated
High School. His score is in the 7th decile and the passing score is the 75th
percentile. Suppose that 𝐷7 and 𝑃75 are not equal, can Theodoro enroll in that
school?
A. Yes, because his score is greater than the passing score.
B. Yes, because his score is equal to the passing score.
C. No, because his score is equal to the passing score.
D. No, because his score is below the passing score.
2. During the flag raising ceremony, Miss Nicole asked her
advisory class with 45 students to form a line according to
height from the shortest to the tallest. One of the students,
Tony, has a height that is in the 40th percentile. Assuming that
none of the students has the same height, how many students
are taller than Tony?
 D. He scored above 90% of his classmates.

3. Jason got a score of 90 which is the 88th percentile in First Summative

Test in Mathematics. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. He passed the test if the passing score is the 9th decile.
B. Eighty-eight percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 90.
C. Twelve percent of the class got scores less than or equal to 90.
D. He scored above 90% of his classmates.
4. The second quartile (𝑄2) of the ages of the 50 Grade 7-Rutherford
students at San Jose National High School is 12 years old. Which of the
following is TRUE?
A. Most of the students are aging 12 years old.
B. All of the students are aging 12 years old.
C. There are 12 students aging 12 years old.
D. There are 25 students that the ages are less than or equal to 12 years
old.
5. A certain government scholarship is offered to incoming Grade
11 students in Laguna. The policy is that a student who will pass the
qualifying examination will be accepted as scholar. Given that the
passing score is in the 60th percentile, which of the following
scores will make a student accepted as scholar.

A. Q1 B. Q2 C. D4 D.P50
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I understand that
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I realize that
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