MAGSAYSAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

NEW LUCBAN, BAGUIO CITY

MATH 10- ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS ACTIVITY

APRIL 29, 2024

PERCENTILES AND DECILES

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*DECILES: Di= 10 (n+1), Round UP answers to the next integer.

Example: Scores of students in a 10-point Science Quiz

8, 9, 7, 3, 3, 4, 4, 7, 5, 9, 9, 10, 10, 4, 7, 8, 7, 9, 1, 4
Find D2 , D 7 .

Solution:
n= 20, ascending order: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10
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1. Di= 10 (n+1)
2
D 2= (20+1)
10
2
D 2= (2 1)
10
D2=4.2≈ 5 The answer 5 means that you look for the 5th number in the list that you

sorted above. Hence, the 5th number in the sorted list above is 4.

Interpretation: 20% of the students obtained a score less than or equal to 4.

(*Note: D2 means 20% of the elements/ data set lie below D2.)

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2. D 7=
10
(20+1)

7
D 7= (20+1)
10
7
D 7= (2 1)
10
D7=1 4.7 ≈ 1 5 The answer 15 means that you look for the 15th number in the list

that you sorted above. Hence, the 15th number in the sorted list above is 9.

Interpretation: 70% of the students obtained a score less than or equal to 9.

(*Note: D7 means 70% of the elements/ data set lie below D7.)

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*PERCENTILES: Pi= 100 (n+1), Round UP answers to the next integer.

Example: Scores of students in a 10-point Science Quiz

8, 9, 7, 3, 3, 4, 4, 7, 5, 9, 9, 10, 10, 4, 7, 8, 7, 9, 1, 4

Find P9 , P 45 , P80 .

Solution:
n= 20, ascending order: 1, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10
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1. Pi= 10 0 (n+1)

9
P 9= (20+1)
10 0
9
P9= (2 1)
10
P9=1 . 89 ≈ 2 The answer 2 means that you look for the 2nd number in the list that you
sorted above. Hence, the 2nd number in the sorted list above is 3.

Interpretation: 9% of the students obtained a score less than or equal to 3.

(*Note: P9 means 9% of the elements/ data set lie below P9.)
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2. Pi=
10 0
(n+1)

45
P45= (20+1)
10 0
45
P45= (2 1)
10 0
P45=9.45 ≈1 0 The answer 10 means that you look for the 10th number in the list that you
sorted above. Hence, the 10th number in the sorted list above is 7.

Interpretation: 45% of the students obtained a score less than or equal to 7.

(*Note: P45 means 45% of the elements/ data set lie below P45 .)
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3. Pi=
10 0
(n+1)

80
P80= (20+1)
10 0
80
P80= (21)
10 0
P80=16.8 ≈ 1 7 The answer 17 means that you look for the 17th number in the list that you
sorted above. Hence, the 17th number in the sorted list above is 9.

Interpretation: 80% of the students obtained a score less than or equal to 9.

(*Note: P80 means 80% of the elements/ data set lie below P80.)
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Scores of randomly chosen students for the Regional Assessment Test

45, 40, 36, 52, 51, 40, 32, 25, 28, 33,
46, 45, 49, 42, 34, 50, 48, 47, 46, 35,
36, 39, 41, 42, 33, 29, 27, 23, 21, 38

Find the following and show complete solution with interpretation.

1. D3
2. D5
3. D6
4. P20
5. P3 5
6. P55
7. P70
8. P90

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