Decile For Ungrouped Data
Decile For Ungrouped Data
POSITION:
DECILE
Decile……
Solution:
First, arrange the scores in ascending order.
15 18 20 23 28 28 33 35 40 42
Steps to find decile value on a data with n
elements:
To find its D3 position, use the formula and round off to the nearest
integer.
Position of D3 = )
=
=
=3.3 3
D3 is the 3rd
element.
Therefore, D3 =
20.
Example 2:
Mrs. Labored gave a test to her students in Statistics. The students
finished their test in 35 minutes. This time is the 2.5th defile of the
allotted time. What does this mean?
This means that 25% of the learners finished
the test. A low quartile considered good,
because it means the students finished the test
in a short period of time.
70% of the employees receive a salary that is less than
or equal to his salary and 30% of the employees Ooh!
receive a salary that is greater than his salary. Anthony Thegeni
should be pleased with his salary. us is late
again!
Example 3:
Anthony is a secretary in one big company
in Metro Manila. His salary is in the 7th decile. Should
Anthony be glad about his salary or not?
Explain your answer.