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Measures of Relative Position

This document provides an overview of measures of relative position, including quartiles, deciles, and percentiles. It defines these terms and shows how to calculate the 1st quartile, 5th decile, and 78th percentile for a sample data set. An example calculation is worked out step-by-step. Finally, it presents another data set and asks the reader to find the 3rd quartile, 4th decile, and 86th percentile values.

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Measures of Relative Position

This document provides an overview of measures of relative position, including quartiles, deciles, and percentiles. It defines these terms and shows how to calculate the 1st quartile, 5th decile, and 78th percentile for a sample data set. An example calculation is worked out step-by-step. Finally, it presents another data set and asks the reader to find the 3rd quartile, 4th decile, and 86th percentile values.

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Lesson 4

DATA
MANAGEMENT
Lesson Coverage
◦ Basic Statistical Concepts
◦ Measures of Central Tendency
◦ Measures of Dispersion
◦ Measures of Relative Position
◦ Probability and the Normal Distribution
◦ Correlation and Linear Regression
◦ Chi-square
MEASURES OF
RELATIVE POSITION
Lesson Coverage 4
Quartile Decile Percentile
• divides • divides • divides
the data the data the data
set into set into set into
4 equal 10 equal 100
divisions divisions equal
divisions
𝑀𝑑 𝑛+1
loc ( 𝑀𝑑 )=
2

Lowest Highest Score


Score

𝑄2

𝐷5

𝑃 50
Formulas:
Position/Location Value (when location has decimals)
loc
where:
loc
LV lower value
loc HV higher value
D decimal value in the position
Example: Consider the data set 4, 12, 7, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 9
Find the 1st quartile, the 5th decile, the 78th percentile.
12 9th Solving for Value:
9 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆= 𝑳𝑽 + 𝑫( 𝑯𝑽 − 𝑳𝑽 )
8th
Location:
7 7th
¿ 𝟏+.𝟓 ( 𝟑 −𝟏 )
loc ¿ 𝟏+.𝟓 ( 𝟐 )
5 6th
¿ 𝟏+𝟏
4 5th 𝟏 (𝟗+ 𝟏)
¿ ¿𝟐
4 4th 𝟒
𝟏𝟎 𝑸 𝟏=𝟐
3 3rd
¿
1 2nd 𝟒
0 1st ¿ 𝟐 .𝟓 This location is between
2nd and 3rd
Example: Consider the data set 4, 12, 7, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 9
Find the 1st quartile, the 5th decile, the 78th percentile.
12 9th Solving for Value: 𝑫 𝟓=𝟒
9 8th
Location:
7 7th
loc
5 6th

4 5th 𝟓 (𝟗+ 𝟏)
¿
4 4th 𝟏𝟎
3 𝟓𝟎
3rd
¿
1 2nd 𝟏𝟎
0 1st ¿𝟓 The location of
Example: Consider the data set 4, 12, 7, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 9
Find the 1st quartile, the 5th decile, the 78th percentile.
12 9th Solving for Value:
9 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆= 𝑳𝑽 + 𝑫( 𝑯𝑽 − 𝑳𝑽 )
8th
Location:
7 7th
¿ 𝟕+.𝟖 ( 𝟗 −𝟕 )
loc ¿ 𝟕+.𝟖 ( 𝟐 )
5 6th
¿ 𝟕+𝟏 .𝟔
4 5th 𝟕𝟖 (𝟗+𝟏)
¿ ¿ 𝟖 .𝟔
4 4th 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟕𝟖𝟎 𝑷 𝟕𝟖 =𝟖 . 𝟔
3 3rd
¿
1 2nd 𝟏𝟎𝟎
This location is between
0 1st ¿ 𝟕 .𝟖 7th and 8th
Let’s Do This:
37 33 33 32 29 28 28 23
22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20
19 19 18 18 18 18 16 15
14 14 14 12 12 9 6

What are the positions and values of the 3rd


quartile, 4th decile, and the 86th percentile?
Answers:

loc
loc
loc

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