MATHEMATICS 10 QUARTER 3

TOPIC : MEASURES OF POSITION

Timeframe: 2 Weeks

Competencies

The Learner is able to :

 illustrate the following measures of position: quartiles, deciles and percentiles

 calculates a specified measure of position (e.g. 90 th percentile of a set of data

Objectives
By the end of these lessons, the learner will be able to:

1. Define the following measures of position: quartiles, deciles, and percentiles.

2. illustrate the following measures of position: quartiles, deciles, and percentiles.
3. Identify the specific measures of position. (e.g. Percentile, Decile, Quartile).
4. Calculate the specific measures of position. (e.g. Percentile, Decile, Quartile).

Pretest
DIRECTION: Read each question carefully and write the CAPITAL LETTER of the correct answer on
your answer sheets.

1. What measures of position divide the distribution into 100 equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range

2. What measures of position divide the distribution into 10 equal parts?

A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range

3. How many percent corresponds 𝑃25 if you will interpret it?

A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 60%

4. How many percent corresponds 𝑄3 if you will interpret it?

A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 90%

5. What measures of position divide the distribution into 4 equal parts?

A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range

6. Find the 5th decile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 9

7. Given the following data set: 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 30, 35, 33, 40. What is the second quartile?
A. 29 B. 29.5 C. 30 d. 30.5

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For numbers 8 to 10, refer to the following frequency table

8. What is the class size of the distribution?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
9. Which class interval contains the 70th percentile?
A. 21-28 B. 29-36 C. 37-44 D. 45-52
10, What is the 70th percentile of the given distribution?
A. 35.86 B. 56.70 C. 61.27 D. 70.21

Introduction
Measures of position give us a way to see where a certain data point or value falls in a sample or
distribution. These are techniques that divide the set of data into equal groups. A measure can tell us
whether a value is about the average, or whether it's unusually high or low. Measures of position are
used for quantitative data that falls on some numerical scale. Statisticians often talk about the position
of a value, relative to other values in a set of data. Measures of position tell us where a particular
value falls in the distribution. The most common measures of position are quartiles, deciles, and
percentiles.
Here are the steps to solve for the measures of position for ungrouped data.

Step 1: Arrange the set of scores from lowest to highest

Step 2: count the number of scores represented by “ n ”
Step 3: Locate the measures of position using the formula given

Lesson: QUARTILES
QUARTILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into four equal parts.

Illustrative Examples:
Find the Q1, Q2 and Q3 of the given scores: 45, 32, 40, 28, 25, 47, 43. 30, 36, 21
Step 1: Arrange the scores from lowest to highest: 21, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 43, 45, 47
Step 2: Number of scores, n = 10
1(n+1) 10+1 11
Step 3: Locate Q1= = = =2.75 or 3rd position => 28
4 4 4
2(n+1) 2(10+1) 2(11) 22
: Locate Q2= = = = =5.5 Since, the location of Q2 is 5.5, we need
4 4 4 4
to determine the halfway of 5th and 6th position, 5th => 32 and 6th => 36
5th +6 th 32+36 68
= = =34 , therefore, the Q2 is 34
2 2 2

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 3(n+1) 3 (10+1) 3(11) 33
: Locate Q3= = = = =8.25 or 8th position => 43
4 4 4 4

Lesson: DECILES
DECILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into ten equal parts.

Illustrative Examples:
Find the D2, D6 and D9 of the given scores: 45, 32, 40, 28, 25, 47, 43. 30, 36, 21
Step 1: Arrange the scores from lowest to highest: 21, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 43, 45, 47
Step 2: Number of scores, n = 10
2(n+1) 2(10+1) 2(11) 22
Step 3: Locate D2= = = = =2.2 or 2nd position => 25
10 10 10 10
6(n+ 1) 6(10+1) 6(11) 66
: Locate D6= = = = =6.6 or 7th position => 40
10 10 10 10
9(n+1) 9(10+1) 9(11) 99
: Locate D9= = = = =9.9 or 10th position => 47
10 10 10 10

Lesson: Percentiles
PERCENTILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into one hundred equal parts.

Illustrative Examples:
Find the P35, P65 and P80 of the given scores: 45, 32, 40, 28, 25, 47, 43. 30, 36, 21
Step 1: Arrange the scores from lowest to highest: 21, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 43, 45, 47
Step 2: Number of scores, n = 10
35(n+1) 35 (10+1) 35(11) 385
Step 3: Locate P35= = = = =3.85 or 4th position => 30
100 100 100 100
65(n+1) 65(10+1) 65(11) 715
: Locate P65= = = = =7.15 or 7th position => 40
100 100 100 100
80(n+1) 80(10+1) 80 (11) 880
: Locate P80= = = = =8.8 or 9th position => 45
100 100 100 10

note: Equivalent Measures of Position

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CHS - Teacher III
 Lesson: Measures of Position: Grouped Data

To solve or locate the measures of position of grouped data, we utilize the Frequency Distribution
Table. Frequency Distribution Table is a chart or table that summarizes values and their frequency.
It's a useful way to organize data if you have a list of numbers that represent the frequency of a
certain outcome in a sample. 

How to Create Frequency Distribution Table

Step 1: Arrange the scores from Lowest to Highest

33, 38, 39, 40, 42, 42, 43, 44,
45, 46, 46, 46, 47, 47, 47, 48,
48, 48, 48, 49, 49, 49, 49, 50,
50, 50, 50, 51, 52, 52, 53, 53,
54, 55, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62

Step 2: Decide for class interval, highly suggested,

it should be odd numbers such as 3, 5, 7
and the like. For our FDT, 3 is the class interval (i)

Step 3: Make a Class Limit and count the

number of scores or frequency that
content in each class limit

Step 4: Find the sum of the frequency (n)

STEP 5: Find the less than cumulative frequency (<cf)

by adding successively the frequencies of all
the previous classes started from the lowest
to the highest size.

STEP 6: Determine the lower class boundaries by

subtracting .5 from the lower score of
each class interval

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 After making the Frequency Distribution Table, here are the steps in solving for the measures
of position for Grouped Data.

kn kn kn
Step 1: Locate the measures of position using: for quartile, for decile, for percentile
4 10 100
Step 2: Determine the: LB , <cf , f and i
Step 3: Solve the measured of position using the formula

Illustrative Examples:

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 Summing Up
MEASURES OF POSITION – are techniques that divide the set of data into equal groups.
QUARTILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into four equal parts
DECILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into ten equal parts.
PERCENTILES – are the score points which divide a distribution into one hundred equal parts.
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION TABLE – is a chart or table that summarizes values and their
frequency.

Formulas

Performance Task
A. UNGROUPED DATA: Given 50 multiple-choice items in their Final Exam in Mathematics
10 of 20 students and here are their scores:

Find:
a) Q1 f) D9
b) Q2 g) P15
c) Q3 h) P40
d) D2 i) P60

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 e) D7 j) P85

B. GROUPED DATA: From the given frequency distribution table, solve for Q 1 , Q2 , D4 , D8 ,
P30 , and P95

Post-test
DIRECTION: Read each question carefully and write the CAPITAL LETTER of the correct answer on
your answer sheets.

1. What measures of position divide the distribution into 100 equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range
2. What measures of position divide the distribution into 10 equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range
3. How many percent corresponds 𝑃25 if you will interpret it?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 60%
4. How many percent corresponds 𝑄3 if you will interpret it?
A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 90%
5. What measures of position divide the distribution into 4 equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. range
6. Find the 5th decile for the following data set: 7, 9, 13, 4, 18, 3, 9, 10, 15, 8, 2, 6, 9
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 9
7. Given the following data set: 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 30, 35, 33, 40. What is the second quartile?
A. 29 B. 29.5 C. 30 d. 30.5
For numbers 8 to 10, refer to the following frequency table

8. What is the class size of the distribution?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
9. Which class interval contains the 70th percentile?
A. 21-28 B. 29-36 C. 37-44 D. 45-52
10, What is the 70th percentile of the given distribution?
A. 35.86 B. 56.70 C. 61.27 D. 70.21

References:
 Grade 10 Math Module 2020 – 2021
 Grade 10 Math Module week 1 and 2: Measures of Position ( Ungrouped Data and Grouped Data). June 15, 2015.
 Sumo, Carmen T., Queenie S. Flores, Manuel T. Kotah, Eugenia V. Guevarra, and Simon L. Chua. Phoenix Math For the
21st Century Learners. Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, 2015.
 Callanta, M.M., Canonig, A.M., Chua, A.I., Cruz, J.D., Esparrago, M.S., Garcia, E.S.,…Ternida C.S. Mathematics 10 Learner’s
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 Module, First Edition. Rex Book Store, 2015
 Oronce, Orlando A. and Mendoza, Marilyn O. Exploring Mathematics IV. Rex Bookstore, Inc., 2003
 Cruz, Veneracion. Workbook in Math IV. St. Augustine Publication, INC., 2002

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CHS - Teacher III