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MATHEMATICS
Quarter IV – Week 1
Measures of Position
for Ungrouped Data

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Mathematics – Grade 10
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Quarter IV - Week 1: Measures of Position for Ungrouped Data
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 Lesson 1
Measures of Position for Ungrouped Data

MELC: Illustrates the following measures of position: quartiles, deciles, and percentiles. (M10SP-
Ia-1)

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

2. Describe the measures of position: quartiles, deciles, and percentiles.
3. Illustrate measures of position: quartiles, deciles, and percentiles.

Let’s Try
Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
the space provided before each number.

____1. What distribution is equal to lower quartile?

A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 2nd decile D.3rd quartile
____2. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, what score point describes the
distribution?
A. percentile B. decile C. quartile D. median
____3. Princess Erica got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 70 percentile in a Mathematics
th

test. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.
____4. What measure of position divides the distribution into 100 equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. median
____5. Which of the following measures of position is/are equal to median?
A. 3rd quartile B. 3rd deciles C. 50th percentiles D. All of these
____6. In the set of scores: 9, 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 14, 12, and 19, the 3rd quartile is 19,
which implies that?
A. 75% of the 11 students have scores less than or equal to 19.
B. 25% of the 11 students have scores less than or equal to 19.
C. 75% of the 11 students have scores more than 19.
D. 50% of the 11 students have scores more than 19.

For numbers 7 to 8: Consider the score distribution of 15 students given below:

83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73
86 81 79 82 79 74 74
___7. The 5th decile in the given distribution of 15 students can also be interpreted as what?
A. Seven students scored higher than 79.
B. Seven students scored lower than 79.
C. Seven students scored lower than 79 and seven students scored higher than 79.
D. Fourteen students scored lower than 79.
____8. What is the 40th percentile of the given distribution?
A. 80 B. 79 C. 77 D. 74
____9. 134, 137, 142, 144, 147, 147, 149, 153, 154, 157, and 162 are the data of the heights
(in centimeters) of 11 Grade 10 students, which of the distribution is the 3rd quartile?
A. 154 B. 147 C. 137 D. 132

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____10. Which of the following measures of position is also equivalent to median?
A. 75th percentile B. 5th deciles C. 3rd deciles D. 1st quartile

Let’s Explore and Discover

Unlocking We are now facing the new normal after what

of Difficulties
• Quartiles are the
score points which
divide a distribution
into four equal parts.
• Deciles are the nine
score points which
divide a distribution
into ten equal parts.
• Percentiles are the
ninety-nine score
points which divide a
distribution into one-
hundred equal parts.
COVID-19 pandemic did to us. Some restaurants are
re-opened, some resorts start accepting local tourists,
religious institutions have their meetings, malls are
also re-opened and even different flights are available
after a long period of lockdown, but a lot of
precautionary measures and health protocols are
imposed by the IATF and the City Government that
should be followed strictly for the safety of the people
and for the cases not to multiply.
Since then, a lot of LSI, OFW’s, and local tourists
can travel in and out in Puerto Princesa City. But
before they could enter in the City premises, all of them
are mandatory to have swab testing or antigen testing.
If the result is positive, then, they need to undertake a
14-day quarantine. After that, they will be tested again,
if the result is negative then they will be allowed to go
home.

But the good news Ericson Paul

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what? According to of COVID-19 in the city have
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now have 16 active are the total reported recoveries
COVID-19 cases in from COVID-19 since July 2020,
the City. and that is really a good sign!

Questions:

a. Are COVID-19 cases increasing or decreasing?

________________________________________________
b. How many percent of COVID-19 cases are increasing? Are decreasing?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

How are quartile, decile, and percentile useful in finding your rank or performance
or position to real-life situations?
We will find answer to this question as we go through in this CLAS.

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Measures of Position: Quartile, Decile, and Percentile

Introduction
We all know that the Measures of Central Tendency are the mean, median, and mode.
The median divides the distribution into two equal parts. It is a score in the distribution where
one-half of the distribution lies below it. There are some instances that we are not only after
about the point that divides the distribution into equal parts. But sometimes, we want to find
the value in the distribution which does not lie on one-half of the distribution, but the values
which separate the lowest 75% to the highest 25%, or the value above which lies 40% of the
cases. In this, we need the help of other measures of position, and these are the quartile,
percentile, and decile.

Let us start our study by first reviewing the concept of median, which is one of the
concepts needed in the study of this module.

A. The midpoint between two numbers x and y on the real number line is x + y
2
A B C

x x+y y
2
Questions:

1. Describe the coordinates of the midpoint (Q1) of AB in terms of x and y.

A Q1 B

x x+y
2

2. Describe the coordinates of the midpoint (Q2) of AB in terms of x and y.

B Q2 C

x+y y
2

3. In the given example, what does point B represent in the distribution?

The median divides the distribution into two equal parts. It is a point in the distribution
where one-half of the distribution lies below it and one-half above it. One-half of the distribution
lies below B and one-half lies above it. Hence, B represents the median.

B. In a group of 10 students in a class, Dex is the 4th tallest one, which means 6 students are
shorter than him.

It also means that 60% of the students are shorter than Dex. Question, if you are the 8 th
tallest student in a group of 10, how many percent of the students are shorter than you?
Answer: 20 %
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C. A group of students obtained the following scores in their statistics quiz:

8 2 5 4 8 5 7 1 3 6 9

First, arrange the scores in ascending order:

1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9

Q1 Q2 Q3
Lower Quarter Middle Quarter Upper Quarter

Middle quartile is
also the Median

Observe how the lower quartile (Q1), middle quartile (Q2), and upper quarter (Q3) of the
scores are obtained. Compare the statements below.

The first quartile is 3 and it is obtained since 3 is the middle position from numbers 1
to 5 (the first 5 in the position).
The second quartile is 5 and it is obtained since from numbers 1 to 9 position, 5 is the
middle position in the distribution.
The third quartile is 8 and it is obtained since from numbers 6 to 9 position, 8 is the
middle position.

I. The Quartile for Ungrouped

Quartile is a score point which divides a distribution into four equal parts. Twenty-five
percent (25%) of the distribution are below the first quartile, fifty percent (50%) are below the
second quartile and the seventy-five percent (75%) are below the third quartile.
Q1 is called the lower quartile and Q2 is the upper quartile. Q1 < Q2 < Q3 , Q2 is nothing
but the median. The difference between Q3 and Q1 is the Interquartile range.

Example 1: The owner of a coffee shop recorded the number of customers who came into his
cafe each hour in a day. The results were 14, 10, 12, 9, 17, 5, 8, 9, 14, 10, and 11. Determine
the lower quartile and the upper quartile of the data.

Solution:
∎ Arrange the data in ascending order.
5 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 14 14 17
∎ The least value in the data is 5 and the greatest value in the data is 17.
∎ The middle value in the data is 10. (the second 10)
∎ The lower quartile is the value that is between the middle value and the
least value in the data.
∎ So, the lower quartile is 9.
∎ The upper Quartile is the value that is between the middle value and the
greatest value in the data set.
∎ So, the upper quartile is 14.

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Example 2: Find the average of the lower quartile and the upper quartile of the data below.
Component Quantity
Hard disk 290
Monitors 370
Keyboards 260
Mouse 180
Speakers 430

Solution
∎ In increasing order, the data are 180, 260, 290, 370, 430. The least value of
the data is 180 and the greatest value of the data is 430, and the middle value of the
data is 290
∎ The lower quartile is the value that is between the least value and the middle
value, so the lower quartile is 260.
∎ The upper quartile is the value that is between the greatest value and the
middle value, so the upper quartile is 370.
∎ The average of the lower quartile and the higher quartile is equal to 315.

II. The Decile for Ungrouped Data

The decile are the nine score points which divide a distribution into ten equal parts,
denoted as D1 , D2 , D3 , D4…….D9. They are computed in the same way that the quartiles are
calculated.

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9

Example 3: The owner of a coffee shop recorded the number of customers who came into his
cafe each hour in a day. The results were 14, 10, 12, 9, 17, 5, 8, 14, 10, and 11. Determine the
3rd decile or D3.

Solution:
∎ Arrange the data in ascending order.
5 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 14 17
∎ The 3rd position in the data is 9.
∎ Therefore, D3 is 9.

Example 4: Determine the 6th decile or D6 of the following test scores of a random sample of
ten students:

35 42 40 28 15 23 33 20 18 28

Solution:
∎ Arrange the data in ascending order.
15 18 20 23 28 28 33 35 40 42
∎ The 6th position in the data is 23.
∎ Therefore, D6 is 23.

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Example 5: Mika Joy is a secretary in one big company in the City of Puerto Princesa. Her
salary is in the 7th decile. Should Mika Joy be glad about her salary or not?

Solution:

∎ 70% of the employees receive a salary that is less than or equal to her salary and 30%
of the employees receive a salary that is greater than her salary. Mika Joy should be pleased
with her salary.

II. The Percentile for Ungrouped Data

The percentiles are the ninety-nine score points which divide a distribution into one
hundred equal parts, so that each part represents the data set. The percentile point is the score
or value that corresponds to the given percentile. It is used to characterize values according to
the percentage below the.
For example, the first percentile (P1) separates the lowest 1% from the other 99%, the
second percentile (P2) separates the lowest 2% from the other 98% , and so on.

Q1 Q2 Q3
P25 P50 P75
D5

P10 P20 P30 P40 P50 P60 P70 P80 P90

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9

The Percentiles determine the value for 1%, 2%, …., and 99% of the data. P 30 or 30th
percentile of the data means 30% of the data have values less than or equal to P30.
The 1st decile is the10th percentile (P10). It means 10% of the data is less than or equal
to the value of P10 or D1 and so on.

Example 6: The owner of a coffee shop recorded the number of customers who came into his
cafe each hour in a day. The results were 14, 10, 12, 9, 17, 5, 8, 14, 10, and 11. Determine the
30th percentile or P30.

Solution:
∎ Arrange the data in ascending order.
5 8 9 10 10 11 12 14 14 17
∎ The 3rd position in the data is 9.
∎ Therefore, P30 is 9.

In connection with this, we can say that P30 = D3, then D3 = 9.

Example 7: Ms. Karen, a Grade 10 teacher gave a quiz to 10 students. The scores obtained
are as follows:
5 8 7 6 2 9 10 5 6 4

a. What score corresponding to the 100th percentile?

b. What is the 50th percentile?

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Solution:

∎ First, arrange the scores in increasing order.

2 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10
∎ We have notice that the highest score is 10, the middle score is 6 and the lowest
score is 2.
A. Then the score corresponds to 100th percentile rank is 10 or P100 = 10.
B. While the middle score of 6 surpasses half or 50% of the students therefore
the score corresponds to 50th percentile rank is 6 or P50 = 6.

(Source: Melvin M. Callanta et al., Mathematics 10: Learner’s Module,

Pasig City: DepEd-IMCS, 2015, 355 – 382.)

Let’s Practice
Directions: Read each statement or question carefully and fill in
ACTIVITY 1 the blank with the correct term. Choose your answer only from the
three words inside the box below.

quartile decile percentile

1. If we divide the data into four parts, each part is called a ______.
2. After arranging the given data into increasing order the median is equal
to 5th decile which also equal to 50th_____.
3.When the data is divided into ten equal parts, each part is called a ______,
4.When P8 = 55 then it is also equal to 8th ________.
5.In the data, 28 is the lower quartile then 46 is the upper _________.

ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Match the operation in column A to its

corresponding answer in column B. Write the letter of your
answer on the space provided before each number.

The scores of a random sample of ten students in Math 9 subject were recorded
as follows:
28 35 20 40 15 28 33 18 23
Column A Column B

_______ 1. P30 A.33

_______ 2. D9 B. 18
_______ 3. Q2 C. 20
_______ 4. P70 D. 40
_______ 5. D2 E. 28

Have you realized the importance of knowing the process of determining quartiles, deciles,
or percentiles while doing the activity? __________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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 Let’s Do More
ACTIVITY 1 Directions: Given the following data in the table below, answer
the following questions.

Rovilyn has an assignment to ask at random 15 students in their school

about their ages. The data are in the table.
Name Age Name Age Name Students
RJ 10 Tintin 11 Cj 12
Oriel 13 Romela 14 Jared 10
Tirdy 14 Mira 13 Isabella 10
Rogie 13 Rosemarie 15 Paul 14
Tyron 15 EmEm 12 Tahlia 12
__________ 1. Q1
__________ 2. Q2
__________ 3. Q3
__________ 4. How many Students belong to Q1 in terms of their ages?
__________ 5. How many students belong to Q3 in terms of their ages?

ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the space provided before each number.

In a class of 50, Grace got a percentile rank of 55.

____1. What does this percentile rank imply?

A. Grace got a score higher than 55 of the class.
B. Grace got a score lower than 55 of the class.
C. Grace got a score lower than 45 of the class.
D. Both B and C
____2. How many students rank below Grace?
A. 15 B. 25 C. 32 D. 35

For item numbers 3-5, Mico has a height corresponding to a percentile rank of
60 in a group of boys. If there are 20 boys in the group.
____3. How many of them are taller than Mico?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
____4. How many of them are smaller than Mico?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
____5. If the height of Mico corresponding to percentile rank of 80, How many
of them are taller than Mico?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

How can the position of a certain value in each set of data be described and used in solving
real-life problems?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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 Let’s Sum It Up
Let us generalize what you have learned in this lesson by
DIRECTIONS
completing the following statements. You may choose your
answer from the given choices inside the box below. Write your
answer on the spaces provided in each number.

quartiles deciles percentiles Q1 Q3

inter-quartile range Percentile point median quantiles

I know the measures of position.

1. The ____________________ divide a distribution into ten equal parts.

2. A _____________________ divide the distribution into two equal parts.
3. The difference between Q3 and Q1 is____________________.

4. ______________________is the ninety-nine score points which divide a distribution

into one hundred equal parts so that each part represents 1/100 of the data set.

5. The measure of positions that divide the distribution into four, ten, and hundred
equal parts is called ____________________.

6. ___________________is the score or value that corresponds to the given percentile.

7. _____________is the upper quartile.

8. _____________is the lower quartile.

9. ______________ is also equal to 5th decile.

10. __________________the score points which divide a distribution into four equal parts.
25% of the distribution fall below the first quartile, 50% fall below the second
quartile, and 75% fall below the third quartile.

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 Let’s Assess
Directions: Read and analyze each item. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided before each number.

____1. 134, 137, 142, 144, 147, 147, 149, 153, 154, 157, and 162 are the data of the heights
(in centimeters) of 11 Grade 10 students. Which of the distribution is the 1st quartile?
A. 137 B. 142 C. 144 D. 147

____2. Which of the following measures of positions is also equivalent to median?

A. 75th percentile B. 5th deciles C. 3rd deciles D. 1st quartile

____3. What distribution is equal to UPPER quartile?

A. 50th percentile B. 25th decile C. 2nd decile D.3rd quartile

____4. When a distribution is divided into TEN equal parts, what score point describes
the distribution?
A. percentile B. decile C. quartile D. median

____5. Ericson got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 70th percentile in a Mathematics test.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. His score is below the 5th decile.
B. He scored above 70% of his classmate.
C. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
D. If the passing mark is the first quartile, he passed the test.
____6. What measures of position that divides the distribution into four equal parts?
A. quartiles B. deciles C. percentiles D. median

____7. Which of the following measures of position is/are equal to 5th decile?
A. 3rd quartile B. 30th percentiles C. 50th percentiles D. All of these

____8. In the set of scores: 9, 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 14, 12, and 19, the 3rd quartile is 19.
What does this imply?
A. 75% of the 11 students have scores less than or equal to 19.
B. 25% of the 11 students have scores less than or equal to 19.
C. 50% of the 11 students have scores more than 19.
D. 75% of the 11 students have scores more than 19.

____9. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Romelyn obtained a score of 38.
What does this imply about her score?

A. Below the 50th percentile

B. Below the 3rd decile
C. The 55th percentile
D. At upper quartile

____10. The 1st quartile of the ages of 250 grade 10 Rizal students is 16 years old. Which of the
following statements is TRUE?
A. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
B. Twenty-five percent of the students are 16 years old.
C. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16 years.
D. Seventy-five percent of the students are 16 years old and above.

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 Answer Key
Let’s Do More Let’s Sum It Up
Let’s Try

Activity 1 Activity 2 1.deciles

1. B 6. A
1. 11 1. A 2.median
2. A 7. C
2. 13 2. C 3.inter quartile range
3. D 8. B
3. 14 3. B 4.percentiles
4. C 9. A
4. 4 4. C 5.quantiles
5. D 10. B
5. 12 10. B 6.percentile point

7.Q3

8.Q1
Let’s Practice Let’s Assess 9. median
1. B
Activity 1 Activity 2 10. quartiles
2. B
1. Quartile 1. C 3. D
4. B
2. Percentile 2. D
5. D
3. decile 3. E 6. A
4. decile 4. A 7. C
5. Quartile 5. B 8. A
9. B
10. D

References
Module

Callanta, Melvin M., Allan M. Canonigo, Arnaldo I. Chua, Jerry D. Cruz, Merla S. Esparrago, Elino S.
Garcia, Aries N. Magnaye, Fernando B. Orines, Rowena S. Perez, and Concepcion S. Ternida.
Mathematics - Grade10: Learners’ Module. Department of Education – IMCS, First
Edition,2015.

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