PERCENTILES for

GROUPED DATA
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected
to:

a)describe the percentiles of grouped data.

b. calculate a specified measure of position for

grouped data using percentiles.

c. appreciate the importance of measures of

position in real life situations.
Percentiles are score points which divide a distribution
into one hundred equal parts. The kth decile denoted by
Pk is computed as follow:

Pk
Where:
LB = lower boundary of the Pk class
N = total frequency
= cumulative frequency of the class
before the Pk class
k= frequency of the Pk class
i = size of class interval
k = nth decile, where n = 1, 2, 3 and 99
 EXAMPLE NO. 1 P50 class?
Calculate the P65, and P90 of the scores of 50 students. 𝑘𝑁
100
Class Interval Frequency Lower Less than
(scores) f Boundaries Cumulative =
LB Frequency (<cf)
46 - 50 4 45.5 50 = 32.5
41- 45 8 40.5 46
36-40 11 35.5 38 P65 class
31-35 9 30.5 27
26-30 12 25.5 18
21-25 6 20.5 6

i=5
 Pk

𝑘𝑁 =
P65 class? = 32.5
100

LB = 35.5

k = 11

i=5
𝑘𝑁= Pk
10
= 32.5

LB = 35.5
P65

k = 11 P65
i=5
P65

P65

P65
P65

INTERPRETATION: This means that 65 % of the

scores is less than or equal to 37.5 and 35% of the
scores are greater than 37.5.
ACTIVITY TIME!

Solve the P90. ( Show your solution and the

interpretation of the result)
THANK YOU!