MEASURES OF RELATIVE

POSITION
(GROUPED DATA)
QUARTILE

Q = + C ()

WHERE:
 – Lower Class Boundary of the Quartile class
 - Class size
 - <CF before the quartile class
 N - total number of observations
 - frequency of the quartile class
DECILE

D = + C ()

WHERE:
 – Lower Class Boundary of the Decile class
 _ Class size
 _ <CF before the decile class
 N _ total number of observations
 _ frequency of the decile class
PERCENTILE

P = + C ()

WHERE:
 – Lower Class Boundary of the Percentile class
 _ Class size
 _ <CF before the percentile class
 N _ total number of observations
 _ frequency of the percentile class
EXAMPLE
The table below represents the scores of 64 students in a long quiz.

Class Frequency Class Boundary <CF

interval
5–9 7 4.5 – 9.5 7
10 – 14 10 9.5 – 14.5 17
15 – 19 13 14.5 – 19.5 30
20 – 24 18 19.5 – 24.5 48
25 – 29 8 24.5 – 29.5 56
30 – 34 5 29.5 – 34.5 61
35 – 39 3 34.5 – 39.5 64
TOTAL 64    
Solve for and Interpret the values.

 = + C ()
 
 = 9.5 + 5 ()
 
 = 14

This means that 25% of the students got scores equal or

below 14; or 75% of the students got scores equal or above
14.
EXAMPLE
The table below represents the scores of 64 students in a long quiz.

Class Frequency Class Boundary <CF

interval
5–9 7 4.5 – 9.5 7
10 – 14 10 9.5 – 14.5 17
15 – 19 13 14.5 – 19.5 30
20 – 24 18 19.5 – 24.5 48
25 – 29 8 24.5 – 29.5 56
30 – 34 5 29.5 – 34.5 61
35 – 39 3 34.5 – 39.5 64
TOTAL 64    
Solve for and Interpret the values.

 D = + C ()
 
 = 19.5 + 5 ()

 = 20.06 20

 This means that 50% of the students got scores equal or

below 20 or above 20.
EXAMPLE
The table below represents the scores of 64 students in a long quiz.

Class Frequency Class Boundary <CF

interval
5–9 7 4.5 – 9.5 7
10 – 14 10 9.5 – 14.5 17
15 – 19 13 14.5 – 19.5 30
20 – 24 18 19.5 – 24.5 48
25 – 29 8 24.5 – 29.5 56
30 – 34 5 29.5 – 34.5 61
35 – 39 3 34.5 – 39.5 64
TOTAL 64    
Solve for and Interpret the values.

 P = + C ()

 = + 5 ()
 
 = 24.5 25
 
 That means that 75% of the students got scores equal or
below 25; or 25% of the students got scores equal or above
25.
Let’s try this!
According to the Department of Food and Nutrition, the recommended daily
allowance (RDA) of calcium for adults is 800mg. A nutritionist thinks that people
with income below the poverty line averages less than the RDA of 800mg. Calcium
intakes are determined for a sample of 40 workers with income below the poverty
line. The data obtained is presented in the frequency distribution.

Calcium Intake (mg) Frequency (f)

101 – 200 1
201 – 300 1
301 – 400 9
401 – 500 13
501 – 600 10
601 – 700 6
n = 40
Construct a FDT including the class marks, class
boundaries, relative frequency, <cf, and >cf.

Calcium Frequency Class Class Relative <CF >CF

Intake (mg) (f) mark Boundary Frequency
(x)
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 2.5 1 40
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2.5 2 39
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 22.5 11 38
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 32.5 24 29
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 25 34 16
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 15 40 6
n = 40
From the FDT, compute the measures of central
tendency.

MEAN Calcium Intake Frequency (f) Class mark (x)

(mg)
101 – 200 1 150.5 150.5
201 – 300 1 250.5 250.5
301 – 400 9 350.5 3,154.5
401 – 500 13 450.5 5,856.5
501 – 600 10 550.5 5,505
601 – 700 6 650.5 3,903
n = 40 18,820
From the FDT, compute the measures of central
tendency.

MEDIAN Calcium Frequency Class mark Class <CF

Intake (mg) (f) (x) Boundary
=
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 1
= 400.5
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 11
= 469.73
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 24
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 34
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 40
n = 40
From the FDT, compute the measures of central
tendency.

MODE
Calcium Frequency Class mark Class <CF
Intake (mg) (f) (x) Boundary
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 1
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 11
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 24
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 34
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 40
n = 40
Find the range, variance, and standard
deviation.
RANGE

Calcium Intake (mg) Frequency (f)

101 – 200 1
= 599
201 – 300 1
301 – 400 9
401 – 500 13
501 – 600 10
601 – 700 6
n = 40
 Find the range, variance, and standard
deviation.
Calcium Frequency Class mark
VARIANCE
Intake (mg) (f) (x)
101 – 200 1 150.5 22,650.25 150.5 22,650.25
201 – 300 1 250.5 62,750.25 250.5 62,750.25
= = 13948.72 301 – 400 9 350.5 122,850.25 3,154.5 1,105,652.25
401 – 500 13 450.5 202,950.25 5,856.5 2,638,353.25
STANDARD DEVIATION 501 – 600 10 550.5 303,050.25 5,505 3,030,502.5
601 – 700 6 650.5 423,150.25 3,903 2,538,901.5
n = 40 18,820 9,398,810
 Find .
Calcium Frequency (f) Class mark (x) Class <CF
Intake (mg) Boundary
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 1
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 11
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 24
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 34
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 40
n = 40
P = + C ()
= 300.5 + 100 ()
= 313.83
 Find .
Calcium Frequency (f) Class mark (x) Class <CF
Intake (mg) Boundary
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 1
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 11
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 24
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 34
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 40
n = 40

Q = + C ()
= 400.5 + 100 ()
 Find .
Calcium Frequency (f) Class mark (x) Class <CF
Intake (mg) Boundary
101 – 200 1 150.5 100.5 – 200.5 1
201 – 300 1 250.5 200.5 – 300.5 2
301 – 400 9 350.5 300.5 – 400.5 11
401 – 500 13 450.5 400.5 – 500.5 24
501 – 600 10 550.5 500.5 – 600.5 34
601 – 700 6 650.5 600.5 – 700.5 40
n = 40
D = + C ()
= 400.5 + 100 ()
= 408.19