CABUYAO INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH QUARTER

Name:_____________________________________Section: __________________ Date:___________ Score:_________

MODULE 6: MEASURES OF POSITION

Sub Topic: Percentile for Grouped Data
Percentiles are the score-points that divide a distribution into 100 equal parts. The kth percentile, denoted by P k is
computed as follows:

( )
❑
kN
−cf b
Pk = LB + 100
i
fPk

where: LB = lower boundary of the Pk class

N = total frequency
cfb = cumulative frequency of the class before the Pk class
f P = frequency of the Pk class
k

i = size of class interval

k = nth percentile, where n = 1, 2, 3,……., 96, 97, 98, and 99

Example:
Calculate the 32nd percentile, 65th percentile and 90th percentile of the Mathematics test scores of 50 students.

Scores Frequency
46-50 4
41-45 8
36-40 11
31-35 9
26-30 12
21-25 6

Solution:

Class Frequency Lower Less than

Interval (f) Boundaries (LB) Cumulative
Scores Frequency (<cf)
46-50 4 45.5 50
41-45 8 40.5 46 (39th – 46th score) P90 class
36-40 11 35.5 38 (28th – 38th score) P65 class
31-35 9 30.5 27
26-30 12 25.5 18 (7th – 18th score) P32 class
21-25 6 20.5 6
N = 50

32 N 32(50) 1600 LB = 25.5

( )
P32 class: = = = 16 32 N ❑
100 100 100 N = 50 −cf b
cfb = 6 P32 = LB + 100
i
f P = 12 fP
This means we need to find the class 32 32

interval where the 16th score is contained. i =5

Note that the 7th – 18th scores belong to
the class interval: 26-30. So, the 16th score is
P32 = 25.5 + ( 16−6 ❑
12
5 )
also within the class interval.
The P32 class is the class interval 26-30.

Therefore, 32% of the students have a score less than or equal to 29.67.
 ( )
65 N 65(50) 3250 LB = 35.5 65 N
❑
P65 class: = = = 32.5 N = 50 −cf b
100 100 100 P65 = LB + 100
cfb = 27 i
f P = 11 fP 65

This means we need to find the class

65

i =5
(
32.5−27 ❑
)
interval where the 32.5th score is contained.
Note that the 28th – 38th scores belong to P65 = 35.5 + 5
11
the class interval: 36-40. So, the 32.5th score
is also within the class interval.
The P65 class is the class interval 36-40.

Therefore, 65% of the students got a score less than or equal to 38.09.

LB = 40.5
90 N 90(50) 4500 N = 50

( )
P90 class: = = = 45 cfb = 38 90 N
❑
100 100 100 −cf b
fP =8 P90 = LB + 100
90
i
This means we need to find the class i =5 fD 7

interval where the 45th score is contained.

( )
Note that the 39th – 46th scores belong to 45−38 ❑
the class interval: 41-45. So, the 45th score is P90 = 40.5 + 5
8
also within the class interval.
The P90 class is the class interval 41-45.

Therefore, 90% of the students got a score less than or equal to 44.88.

Try this out!

Given the frequency distribution below, calculate for

A. P12, P45, and P86.

Scores of 40 Students in Statistics

Class Interval f <cf

60-62 2 40
57-59 2 38
54-56 4 36
51-53 5 32
48-50 11 27
45-47 8 16
42-44 4 8
39-41 2 4
36-38 1 2
33-35 1 1

B. P38, P65, and P74.

Scores Obtained in Mathematics Test of 48 Students

Class Interval f <cf

91-100 3 48
81-90 6 45
71-80 4 39
61-70 5 35
51-60 12 30
41-50 10 18
31-40 3 8
21-30 4 5
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CABUYAO INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH QUARTER

Name:_____________________________________Section: __________________ Date:___________ Score:_________

MODULE 7: PERCENTILE RANK

Percentile ranks are particularly useful in relating individual scores to their positions in the entire group. A
percentile rank is typically defined as the proportion of scores in a distribution that a specific score is greater than or
equal to. For instance, if you received a score of 95 on a mathematics test and this score was greater than or equal to
the scores of 88% of the students taking the test, then your percentile rank would be 88.
An example is the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) given to Grade 9 students. The scores of
students are represented by their percentile ranks.

PPR =
100
N x [ ( P−LB ) f P
i
+c f P ]
where: PR = percentile rank, the answer will be a percentage
N = total frequency
cfP = cumulative frequency of all the values below the critical value
P = raw score or value for which one wants to find a percentile rank
i = size of the class interval
LB = lower boundary of the kth percentile class

Example 1:
Find how many percent of the scores are greater than the cumulative frequency of 38 in the table below .

Scores Frequency cf
46-50 4 50
41-45 8 46
36-40 11 38
28th – 38th score
31-35 9 27
26-30 12 18
21-25 6 6

Solution:

38 is within 36-40 PPR =

100
N x [ ( P−LB ) f P
i
+c f P ]
LB = 35.5

x[ ]
100 ( 38−35.5 ) 11
P = 38 PPR = 50 5
+ 27
N = 50
fP = 11
cfP = 27 PPR = 65
i=5

Therefore, 65% of the scores are less than the cumulative frequency of 38, while 35% of the scores are greater than the
cumulative frequency of 38.

Example 2:
Assume that a researcher wanted to know the percentage of consultants who made Php5,400 or more per day .

Consultant Fees Number of Cumulative

(in Php) Consultants Frequency
6400 – 7599 24 120
 5200 – 6399 36 96
4000 – 5199 19 60
2800 – 3999 26 41
1600 – 2799 15 15

Php 5,400 is within 5200 - 6399 PPR =

100
N x [ ( P−LB ) f P
i
+c f P ]
LB = 5199.5

P = 5,400.00 PPR =
100
120 x [ ( 5400−5199.5 ) 36
1200
+ 60
]
N = 120
fP = 36
cfP = 60 PPR = 55.01
i = 1200

Round off the resulting value to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, 55% of consultants make Php5,400.00 or less per day and 45% of consultants make Php5,400.00 or
more per day.

Try this out!

A. Find the percentile rank of 115 and 145 for the following distribution.

Class Interval Frequency

151 – 160 8
141 – 150 12
131 – 140 6
121 – 130 10
111 – 120 7
101 – 110 11
91 – 100 13
81 – 90 9
71 - 80 4

B. Dennis and Christine scored 32 and 23, respectively, in the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE).
The determining factor for a college scholarship is that a student’s score should be in the top 10% of the scores
of his/her completing class. The students in the completing class obtained the following scores in the NCAE.
What is the percentile rank of Dennis and Christine?

NCAE Scores Frequency

39 - 41 6
36 – 38 7
33 – 35 9
30 – 32 13
27 – 29 22
24 – 26 10
21 - 23 9
18 - 20 7
15 - 17 8
12 - 14 4
9 - 11 2
6-8 1
3-5 1
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