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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module :
Week 1 – Week 4

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Math – Grade 10
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Quarter 4 – Module: Week 1 – Week 4
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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module :
Week 1 – Week 4

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

(This gives an instruction to the facilitator to orient the learners and support the
parents, elder sibling etc. of the learners on how to use the module. Furthermore, this
also instructs the facilitator to remind the learners to use separate sheets in answering
the pre-test, self-check exercises, and post-test.)

For the learner:

(This communicates directly to the learners and hence, must be interactive. This
contains instructions on how to use the module. The structure and the procedure of
working through the module are explained here. This also gives an overview of the
content of the module. If standard symbols are used to represent some parts of the
module such as the objectives, input, practice task and the like they are defined and
explained in this portion.)
 What I Need to Know

CONTENT STANDARDS: The learner demonstrates understanding of key concepts

of the measures of position.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: The learner is able to calculate and interpret a

specified measure of position of a set of data.

The module is divided into four lessons, namely:

• Lesson 1 – Quartiles for Ungrouped Data
• Lesson 2 – Deciles for Ungrouped Data
• Lesson 3 – Percentiles for Ungrouped Data
• Lesson 4 – Percentile Rank for Ungrouped Data

After going through this module, you are expected to:

• Illustrates quartiles as a measure of position.
• Computes and interprets quartiles for ungrouped data and apply the
concept in problem solving.
• Illustrates deciles as a measure of position.
• Computes and interprets deciles for ungrouped data and apply the concept
in problem solving.
• Illustrates percentiles as a measure of position.
• Computes and interprets percentiles for ungrouped data and apply the
concept in problem solving.
• Illustrates percentile rank for ungrouped data.
• Computes and interprets percentiles ranks for ungrouped data and apply
the concept in problem solving.
 Week 1- Day 1- 4

Lesson 1 Quartiles for Ungrouped Data

What I Need To Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. It divides the distribution into two equal parts.
A. center B. median C. quartiles
2. These are the score points which divides a distribution into four equal parts.
A. decile B. median C. quartiles
3. Find the median of 3, 8, 1, 5, 14, 10 and 4.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10
4. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12 and 19, the first quartile is
______.
A. 12 B. 19 C. 24
5. What is the best interpretation of the answer in question no. 4?
A. 25% of the scores is less than or equal to 12
B. 75% of the scores is greater than or equal to 19
C. 50% of the scores is less than or equal to 24

What’s In

The median divides the distribution into two equal parts. It is a point in the
distribution where ½ of the distribution lies below it and ½ lies above it.

Ex 1. Find the midpoint between two numbers x and y

Add the two numbers x and y and divide by 2

𝒙+𝒚
𝟐
𝒙+𝒚
Therefore, the midpoint is and the median is point B
𝟐
Ex 2. Find the median of the ungrouped data.

a. 3, 8, 9, 4, 12, 34, 21, 7, 1

Steps:

• Arrange the data into ascending order

1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 21, 34
 • Find n (no. of cases)

n=9

𝒏+𝟏
• If n is an odd number, Median = ( ) th
𝟐

𝟗+𝟏 𝟏𝟎
Median = ( ) = ( ) = 5th
𝟐 𝟐

1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 21, 34

Median = 8

b. 12, 14, 10, 22, 18, 20

• Arrange the data into ascending order

10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22

• Find n (no. of cases)

n=6

𝑛
• If n is an even number, find the average of (2 ) th and
𝑛
(2 ) +1 th

𝑛 6
( )= ( ) = 3rd = 14
2 2

𝑛 6
(2 ) +1= (2) + 1 = 4th = 18

10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22

3rd 4th

14+18
Median = = 16
2

Activity 1: Find the median of the following.

1. 25, 22, 28, 23, 21, 27, 25, 24, 20

2. 5, 7, 4, 9, 5, 4, 4, 3

What’s New
3. 12, 10, 15, 10, 16, 12, 10, 15, 15, 13
Quartiles are the score point which divides a distribution into four equal parts.

Q1 Q2 Q3
¼ ½ ¾

25% of the distribution is below the first quartile/ Q1 / lower quartile

50% of the distribution is below the second quartile/ Q2 / median

75% of the distribution is below the third quartile/ Q3 / upper quartile

Interquartile Range is the difference between the 3rd quartile and the 1st quartile

What is it
Ex 3. Given the data find the quartiles 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 21, 34
In finding the Quartiles, find first the Position of the quartiles since the data
are already arranged in ascending order.

a. Position of Q1 = ¼ (n + 1) = ¼ (9 + 1) = = ¼ (10) = 2.5th

(between 2nd and 3rd data)

Q1 = 3 + 4 = 3.5
2
b. Position of Q2 = ½ (n + 1) = ½ (9 + 1) = ½ (10) = 5th
Q2 = 8
c. Position of Q3 = ¾ (n + 1) = ¾ (9 + 1) = ¾ (10) = 7.5th
(between 7th and 8th data)

Q3 = 12 + 21 = 16.5
2

1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 21, 34
3.5 16.5
Ex 4. The owner of a cafeteria recorded the no. of customers who come into
his cafeteria each day. The results were 14, 10, 12, 9, 17, 8, 9, 14, 10, 11.
Find the Quartiles and Interpret.

a. Ascending order: 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 14, 14, 17

b. n = 10
c. Pos. of Q1 = ¼ (10+1) = ¼ (11) = 2.75 ≈ 3rd
Q1 = 9
d. Therefore, 25% of the customers who visited the cafeteria are ≤ 9
e. Pos. of Q2 = ½ (10+1) = ½ (11) = 5.5th
Q2 = 10 + 11 = 10.5 ≈ 11
2 (round off since we are talking about a
person)
f. Therefore, 50% of the customers who visited the cafeteria are ≤ 11
 g. Pos. of Q3 = ¾ (10+1) = ¾ (11) = 8.25th ≈ 8th
Q3 = 14
h. Therefore, 75% of the customers who visited the cafeteria are ≤ 14

Activity 2: Several rolls of fabric were damaged during textile production in

the last 20 months. The data of damage rolls are as follows;

19 10 12 11 21 18 16 35 15 32 27 8 5 25 28 30 36 23 17 9

Find Q2 and Interpret.

Mendenhall and Sincich Method define a different method of finding

quartile values using the formula below:

Lower Quartile (L) = Position of Q1 = ¼ (n+1)

If L falls halfway between two integers, ROUND UP to the

nearest integer.

Upper Quartile (U) = Position of Q3 = ¾ (n+1)

If U falls halfway between two integers, ROUND DOWN to the

nearest integer.

Ex 5. Find the lower and upper quartile of the data below using Mendenhall
and Sincich Method.

8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 11, 14

Solution: L = Position of Q1 = ¼ (n+1) = ¼ (9+1) = ¼ (10) = 2.5th

ROUND UP: 3rd

Q1 = 9

U = Position of Q3 = ¾ (n+1) = ¾ (9+1) = ¾ (10) = 8.25th ≈ 8th

(ROUND OFF to the nearest integer)

Q3 = 11
Interquartile Range (IR) = Q3 – Q1 = 11 – 9 = 2
𝑸𝟑− 𝑸𝟏 2
Quartile Deviation (QD) = = QD = 1
𝟐 2

Activity 3:

In order to find the quartiles of the given observations, here are the
steps to follow:

• Arrange the data into 1. _____________________

• Find the total number of 2. ___________________(n)
• Solve for Q1 or 3. __________________
• 4. __________ for the value of Q1
 • Solve for Q2 or 5. ___________
• Interpret the value of 6. _________________
• Solve for Q3 or 7. __________ quartile
• ______________ your answer in Q3
CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Another method is using Linear Interpolation.

Ex 6. Find Q1 and Q3 given the scores of 8 students in their Math Activity
using Linear Interpolation.
1, 27, 16, 7, 31, 7, 30, 3, 21

• Arrange: 1, 3, 7, 7, 16, 21, 27, 30, 31

• Position of Q1 = ¼ (9+1) = ¼ (10) = 2.5th (bet. 2nd and 3rd data)
(since the result is a decimal number, interpolation is needed)
• Steps in Interpolation
a. Subtract the 2nd data from the 3rd data
7–3=4
b. Multiply the result by the decimal part obtained in Position of
Q1.
4 x 0.5 = 2
c. Add the result to the 2nd data/ smaller data
2+3=5
• Therefore, Q1 = 5
• Position of Q1 = ¾ (9+1) = ¾ (10) = 7.5th (bet. 7th and 8th data)
(since the result is a decimal number, interpolation is needed)

a. Subtract the 7th data from the 8th data

30 – 27 = 3
b. Multiply the result by the decimal part obtained in Position of
Q3.
3 x 0.5 = 1.5
c. Add the result to the 7th data/ smaller data
27 + 1.5 = 28.5
• Therefore, Q3 = 28.5
Interquartile Range (IR) = Q3 – Q1 = 28.5 – 5 = 23.5
𝑸𝟑− 𝑸𝟏 23.5
Quartile Deviation (QD) = = QD = 11.75
𝟐 2
 Assessment

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen
letter on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is another name for Q2?

A. lower quartile B. median C. quartile

2. It is the difference between Q3 and Q1.

A. Distribution B. Interquartile Range C. range

3. Find the median of 3, 5, 9, 1, 8, 7, 6

A. 1 B. 5 C. 6
4. Find Q3 of 16, 18, 10, 11, 36, 28, 25

A. 11 B. 18 C. 28
5. If you are the 4th tallest student in a group of 10, what is the best
interpretation for this?

A. 60% of the students are shorter than you

B. 40% of the students are shorter than you

C. 25% of the students are shorter than you

Week 2- Day 1- 2
Lesson 2 Deciles for Ungrouped Data

What I Need To
Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is not a measure of position?

A. decile B. percentile C. quartile D. tactile

2. Which of the following is the correct arrangement of 15, 17, 12, 10, 21, 18, 24 in
ascending order?

A. 24, 21, 18, 17, 15, 12, 10 C. 24, 21, 17, 18, 15, 12, 10
B. 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 24 D. 10, 12, 15, 18, 17, 21, 24
3. Which is greater between -12 and -18?
A. -12 B. -18 C. 12 D. 18
3 1 4 2
4. Which is the least among , , and ?
4 2 7 5
3 1 4 2
A. B. C. D.
4 2 7 5
5. Which is the following points is not considered in the lower quartile?
A. D1 B. D2 C. D4 D. D5
6. Which of the following has a three score points when a distribution is divided
into?
A. decile B. percentile C. quartile D. tactile
7. Which of these is not a measure of central tendency?
A. Mark B. Mean C. Median D. Mode
8. Which is not equal to the median?
A. D5 B. Q2 C. P5 D. P50
9. When a score belongs to D9, which of the following is not correct?
A. 10% of the distribution is above it
B. it belongs to 90% of the distribution
C. 90% of the score distribution is equal or below it
D. 10% of the distribution is equal or below it
10. Which of the following is the lower quartile?
A. D5 B. D6 C. Q1 D. Q2

What’s In

A. Search the defined words:

1. synonym to biggest
2. antonym to biggest
3. something worthy
4. antonym to descending
5. if not grouped
6. you place into
7. counting number after nine
8. to find out the value
9. the 9 score points in a
distribution
10. your favorite subject
B. The statistics below is a worldwide report on covid-19 cases as of November 2,
2020.
Sources: Wikipedia The New York Times JHU CSSE COVID-19 Data European
Center.
The ranking of the top ten countries based on the total cases. Make another
ranking based on the new cases.
 Arranging the number of new cases from smallest to highest will give

0, 6151, 9745, 17834, 18947, 20687, 21915, 35343, 46963, 84285

1 1
If we get quartile 1, we compute Q1 = (𝑛 + 1) = (10 + 1) = 2.75. Since Q1 is
4 4
the lower quartile, then 2.75 becomes 3, and the third entry or the third datum in
the arranged distribution is 9,745.

What’s New

A. When an ungrouped data is arranged, like in ascending

order, and divide it into ten equal parts, then there will be 9
points dividers, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 and D9.

Look at this illustration:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11,12, 13, 14,15,16,17,18,19,20

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9
Let’s put these score points into percentage:
D1 means 10 percent of the distribution,

here 1-2 belong to 10%, and 3-20 are those in the upper 90%.
 D2 means 20 percent of the distribution,

here 1-4 belong to 20%, and 5-20 are those in the upper 80%
D3 means 30% of the distribution,

here, 1-6 belong to 30%, and 7-20 are those in the upper 70%.

B. If we get D1, using the same formula followed in Mendenhall

and Sincich method,
1 11
D1 = (10 + 1) = = 1.1. Since D1 is considered in the lower (left
10 10
of Median if the distribution is arranged in ascending order), we get the A. Give
D1 from the , so the D1 point is 6,151. What about the D8 point? D8 = the
8
(𝑛 + 1) =
8
(10 + 1) =
8
(11) = 8.8. Since D8 is above the median, 8.8 is scores
10 10 10
belong
round down to become 8, and so the eighth point in the distribution is
to the
35,343.

What is it

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11,12, 13, 14,15,16,17,18,19,20

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9

following deciles, and the scores belong to the upper percentage in the distribution.
1. D4 means ________% of the distribution

the scores _____________ belong to ________%,

the scores _____________ belong to the upper ________%

2. D6 means ________% of the distribution

the scores _____________ belong to ________ %

the scores _____________ belong to the upper ________%

3. D7 means ________% of the distribution

the scores _____________ belong to ________%

the scores _____________ belong to the upper ________%

4. D8 means ________% of the distribution

the scores _____________ belong to ________%
the scores _____________ belong to the upper ________%
B. Using this distribution of data 0, 6151, 9745, 17834, 18947, 20687, 21915,
35343,
 46963, 84285, compute for, and find the corresponding score point of the
following:
𝒌
Dk = (𝒏 + 𝟏) Point for the Number of Cases
𝟏𝟎
1. D2 ___________________ ____________________________

2. D7 ____________ __________________
3. D3 ____________ __________________
4. D9 ____________ __________________
5. D4 ____________ __________________
A. _______________ is the distribution of data arranged in ascending order
and identifying the nine score points. To compare it to quartiles, this
distribution of data also arranged in ascending order, there are
__________ score points. To identify the score or datum at the left side
of the distribution, when using the ____________ and ________ method,
the rounding up of the computed value is followed whether the decimal
point does not reach 0.5. However, when the datum is at the right side,
the computed value is rounded ______.

Assessment

1. Which of the following does not mean 50% of the distribution?

A. D5 B. P50 C. Q5 D. Q2
2. Which of the following could describe that a certain score belongs to the upper
90%
A. D9 B. P90 C. P91 D. Q3

3. If a score belongs to 60% of the distribution, how many percent is above it?
A. 10% B. 30% C. 40% D. 60%
4. What is the constant divider in computing the deciles?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 10
5. Which is the following points is not considered in the lower quartile?
A. D1 B. D2 C. D4 D. D5

Week 2- Day 3 – 4;

What I Need To Know

A. Compute the deciles with given number of cases (n), then circle the final value to be
considered based on Mendenhall and Sincich method.
1. D3, n = 75 A. 22.8 B. 22 C. 23
2. D9, n = 45 A. 41.4 B. 41 C. 42
3. D1, n = 30 A. 3.1 B. 3 C. 4
4. D2, n = 50 A. 10.2 B. 10 C. 11
5. D8, n = 65 A. 52.8 B. 52 C. 53
B. Choose the letter corresponds to the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is 30% of 360?
A. 108% B. 108 C. 180% D. 180
 2. Which of these is not equal to 75%?
3
A. B. 0.75 C. 0.75% D. 1 – 0.25
4
3. Which is not equal to the median?
A. D5 B. Q2 C. P5 D. P50
4. Which of the following is not rounded off correctly?
A. Q1 = 24.6 = 25 (Mendenhall and Sincich method)
B. D7 = 72. 3 = 72 (Mendenhall and Sincich method)
C. 37.8 = 38
D. Q3 = 54.6 = 55 (Mendenhall and Sincich method)
5. Which of the following is below the median?
A. D5 B. D2 C. Q2 D. D9

What’s In

A. Solve the puzzle at the right, try not to use calculator.

Across: Down:
1. 365 x 42 1. 2,556 ÷ 18

2. 2,745 ÷ 45 2. 10,764 – 7,089

3. 596 + 3,912 3. 6 x 7
4. equal to six dozens 4. number of hours in

1,860 minutes

B. In finding the D9 in the distribution 0, 6151, 9745, 17834, 18947,

20687, 21915, 35343, 46963, 84285. Find the resulting numbers in
the number puzzle below, as D9 is being solved. (note: decimal points
Down:
1. the 9th value in the distribution
2. the difference between the 9th and the
10th values (step 2 interpolation)
3. the value of D9 (final step interpolation)
the sum of down 1 and 2 across
Across:
1. the computed D9
(step 1 interpolation)
2. the product of the decimal of 1 across
and 2 down (step 3 interpolation)
3. the 10th value in the distribution

What’s New
C. have the separate spaces as numbers)

A. When we computed for the Dk, in the ungrouped data, it directed us to find the
datum or the score point where it could tell the position of any specific score. of
which whether that score belongs or is above Dk.
Solving for the nine score points in Deciles;
1 6 3
D1= (𝑛 + 1) D6= (𝑛 + 1) or D6= (𝑛 + 1)
10 10 5
2 1 7
D2= (𝑛 + 1) or D6= (𝑛 + 1) D7= (𝑛 + 1)
10 5 10
3 8 2
D3= (𝑛 + 1) D8= (𝑛 + 1) or D8= (𝑛 + 1)
10 10 5
4 2 9
D4= (𝑛 + 1) or D4= (𝑛 + 1) D9= (𝑛 + 1)
10 5 10
5 1
D5= (𝑛 + 1) or D5= (𝑛 + 1)
10 2

Other than the Mendenhall and Sincich method, interpolation is also an

alternative.

From the previous report on the number of new covid-19 cases to the top ten
countries with the most number of cases: 0, 6151, 9745, 17834, 18947, 20687,
21915, 35343, 46963, 84285,
1 1 1 11
we compute D1= (𝑛 + 1) = (10 + 1) = (11) = = 1.1. Since 1.1 is between the
10 10 10 10
first 0 and the second 6,151, where the difference is 6,151 (6,151-0), multiply 6,151
by 0.1 to give 615.5, then add this 615.5 to the smaller number which is 0 in this
case. So D1 = 615.5. Differently from the previous method, where you have to find
out from among the distribution the kth, this one gives the value itself. Sometimes
these two methods give the same result but not always.

Let us find the value of D8 by interpolation.

8 2 2 22
D8 = (𝑛 + 1) or D8 = (𝑛 + 1) = (11) = = 4. 4. This result is between the fourth
10 5 5 5
17,834 and the fifth 18,947. 18,947 - 17,834 = 1,113. Then 1,113 x 0.4 = 445.2.
Then 445.2 + 17,834 (the 4th in the position smaller than the fifth) = 18,279.2.
This is the value itself of the D8 or the eighth decile.
B. If the D8 of a data set is the 16th data value. How many data values are there in
the data set?
8
D8 = (n + 1) = 16
10
10
n + 1 = 16 x = 20
8
n = 19
1
If n = 19 D1 = (20) = 2, D1 is the 2nd data value
10
other points are:
2 3
D2 = (20) = 4, D2 is the 4th data value D3 = (20) = 6, D3 is the 6th data value
10 10
4 5
D4 = (20) = 8, D4 is the 8th data value D5 = (20) = 10, D5 or the median is the
10 10
10th data
6 7
D6 = (20) = 12, D6 is the 12th data value D7 = (20) = 14, D7 is the 14th data
10 10
value
8 9
D8 = (20) = 16, D8 is the 16th data value D9 = (20) = 18, D9 is the 18th data
10 10
value
 What is it

A. To the same distribution of data, 0, 6151, 9745, 17834, 18947, 20687, 21915,
35343, 46963, 84285, compute the other deciles by interpolation.
1. D2 5. D6
2. D3 6. D7
3. D4 7. D9
4. D5
B. Find the number of data values in the data set, also the other points in the
deciles, if D4 is the 12th data value.
Deciles are the nine score points in the set of data arranged usually in ascending
order. To compare with other measures of positions: (fill in the boxes)
D1 = P D6 = P
D2 = P D7 = P
D3 = P D8 = P
D4 = P D9 = P
D5 = Q

Assessment

1. Which of the following has a nine score points when a distribution is divided
into?
A. decile B. percentile C. quartile D. tactile
2. Which of these is a measure of position?
A. Mark B. Mean C. Median D. Mode
3. When a score belongs to D4, which of the following is not correct?
A. 60% of the distribution is equal or below it
B. it belongs to 40% of the distribution
C. 40% of the score distribution is equal or below it
D. 60% of the distribution is above it
4. In the Mendenhall and Sincich method, if the computed D 2 = 2.0, which among
the score or
datum should be considered the second decile?
A. first entry B. second entry C. third entry D. fourth entry
5. In the Mendenhall and Sincich method, if the computed D2 = 2.3, which among
the score or
datum should be considered the second decile?
A. first entry B. second entry C. third entry D. fourth entry
6. In the Mendenhall and Sincich method, if the computed D9 = 9.5, which among
the score or datum should be considered the ninth decile?
A. seventh entry B. eighth entry C. ninth entry D. tenth entry
4
7. Using interpolation, computing D4= (n + 1) = 5.3. If the 4th and the 5th entries
10
are 12 and 15 respectively, the decimal number 0.3 is then multiplied to
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
8. To continue the interpolation method in finding the D4 in number 9, the product
is then added to
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
9. If the data are to be chosen from the lower 10% most visited churches, the data
are arranged in
A. ascending order B. descending order C. spiral D. scattered
10. Which of these statuses would give you an astounding recognition?
A. you belong to the upper 10% indigent
B. you belong to the lower 10% honest
C. you belong to the upper 10% stressed
D. you belong to the lower 10% with most times absent in classes

Week 3- Day 1- 2
Lesson 3 Percentiles for Ungrouped Data

What I Need To Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer.

1. It is a quantile that divides a set of scores into 100 equal parts. There
are 90 percentiles.
A. Interquartile range B. Quartiles C. Deciles D. Percentiles
For numbers 2 – 5, refer to the following set of scores.
98, 40, 81, 74, 18, 10, 20, 5, 15, 96, 34

2. What is the 30th percentile?

A. 15 B. 16.8 C. 17 D. 18
3. What is the 72 percentile?
nd

A. 76.8 B. 81 C. 90.64 D. 96
4. What is the 80th percentile?
A. 81 B. 90 C. 96 D. 98
5. What is the 45 percentile?
th

A. 5.4 B. 25.6 C. 4 D. 36.4

What’s In
Consider the set of scores.
329, 358, 383, 332, 340, 330, 397, 319, 349, 387
Compute for the following quantiles.
1. First quartile 4. Second decile
2. Second quartile 5. Fourth decile
3. Third quartile
 What’s New

A percentile is a quantile that divides a set of scores into 100 equal parts.
There are 99 percentiles. These values are from the first percentile up to the 99 th
percentile. The first percentile is denoted by P1, the second percentile by P2, and so
on. To find the position of percentile:

𝒌
Position of Pk = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 (n + 1)
Below is the illustration of percentiles.

The above illustration shows that the 50th percentile, P50 is equal to the median, Q2
and D5. Study these examples:

Example 1.
Find the 16th and 77th percentiles of the set of scores.
15, 68, 98, 46, 94, 50, 38, 27, 56, 44, 86, 77, 5, 55, 19
a. Arrange the scores in ascending order (from lowest to highest).
5, 15, 19, 27, 38, 44, 46, 50, 55, 56, 68, 77, 86, 94, 98
b. Locate the position of P16 and P77 using the formula
𝒌
Position of Pk = (n + 1)
𝟏𝟎𝟎
For P16 :
𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔 (𝟏𝟔)
Position of P16 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 (15 + 1) = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 2.56
For P77 :
𝟕𝟕 𝟕𝟕 (𝟏𝟔)
Position of P77 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 (15 + 1) = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 12.32
c. Solve for P16 and P77.
The 16th percentile is between the second and third scores. To
compute for P16 , we take the difference between the second and
third scores and multiply it by the decimal part of the position
computed from Step b. Finally, we add the result to the lower
score (i.e. the second score).
d. Solve for P16 and P77.
The 16th percentile is between the second and third scores. To
compute for P16 , we take the difference between the second and
third scores and multiply it by the decimal part of the position
computed from Step b. Finally, we add the result to the lower
score (i.e. the second score).
2nd score
5, 15, 19, 27, 38, 44, 46, 50, 55, 56, 68, 77, 86, 94, 98
 3rd score
(19 – 15)0.56 = 4(0.56) = 2.24
P16 = 15 + 2.24 = 17.24
Therefore, 16% of the students have a score less than or equal to
17.24.
The 77th percentile is between the 12th and 13th scores. To
compute for P77, we take the difference between the 12th and 13th
scores and multiply it by the decimal part of the position computed
from Step b. Finally, we add the result to the lower score (i.e. the 12th
score).
12th score
5, 15, 19, 27, 38, 44, 46, 50, 55, 56, 68, 77, 86, 94, 98
13th score
(86 – 77)0.32 = 9(0.32) = 2.88
P77= 77 + 2.88 = 79.88
Therefore, 77% of the students have a score less than or equal to
79.88.

What is it

A. The following are the heights of the Grade 10 students in cm.

155 145 110 135 125 110 135 125 110 135 130 123 120 125
165

Find: 1. P25 2. P30 3. P50 4.P75 5. P90

B. Find the indicated percentiles in the following set of scores.

1. 6, 41, 31, 51, 36, 4, 28; P9
2. 188, 152, 123, 137, 111, 165, 186; P81
3. 67, 94, 108, 75, 76, 88; P16
4. 38, 42, 47, 37, 35, 26, 57, 61, 45; P40
CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

1. Complete the given sentences.

A ____________ is quantile that __________ a set of scores into _____ equal
parts.

2. What are the steps to determine the percentiles of a given set of

scores?
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
C. Answer the following:
1. Given the heights (in cm) of some selected athletes:

164, 180, 162, 172, 169, 176, 163, 175, 170, 171, 168, 160, 159, 168, 167, 174,
176, 165, 171, 156.
Arrange Here:
__________________________________________________________________________
Compute and interpret the following percentiles:
a) P68 = __________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
b) P44 = __________
Interpretation :
_________________________________________________________________________
c) P87 = _________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Consider the IQ scores of students at a certain high school in Las Pińas: 135,
120, 98, 87, 75, 96, 110, 105, 100, 108, 95, 86, 87, 103, 112, 126, 129, 130, 126,
93.
Arrange Here:
___________________________________________________________________________
Compute and interpret the following percentiles:
a) P24 = ________
Interpretation :
_________________________________________________________________________
b) P72 = ________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
c) P89 = ________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Given the daily allowance (in pesos) received by some selected students:
150, 100, 70, 50, 60, 120, 200, 140, 95, 85, 65, 110, 135, 145, 75, 55, 115, 105,
155, 180.
Arrange Here:
__________________________________________________________________________
Compute and interpret the following percentiles:
a) P16 = ___________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
b) P69 = __________
Interpretation:
_________________________________________________________________________
c) P80 = __________

Interpretation:
________________________________________________________________________
 Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer.

1. Which of the following is equal to Q3?

A. P25 B. P50 C. P75 D. P60

For numbers 2 – 5, refer to the following set of scores.

32, 45, 36, 56, 44, 62, 73, 48, 52, 66, 74, 78, 69, 55, 80

2. What is the 40th percentile?

A. 49.3 B. 56.2 C. 53.2
D. 48.5
3. What is the 83rd percentile?
A. 75.12 B. 78.32 C. 79.36 D. 80.26
4. What is the 92 percentile?
nd

A. 81.43 B. 78.24 C. 69.72 D. 79.44

5. What is the 25th percentile?
A. 54 B. 45 C. 58 D. 48.6

Week 3- Day 3 – 4:

What I Need To Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. P50 B. D5 C. Q2 D. Q3
(2 – 5) Given the scores of some selected students in a 20-point Math quiz:
12, 19, 8, 10, 15, 14, 13, 13, 17, 6, 7, 9, 18, 16, 8, 20, 11, 12

2. Find the value of P70.

A.13.4 B.14.8 C.15.3 D.16.2
3. What is P48?
A.13.32 B.12.97 C.12.12 D. 13.42
4. Between what two scores is the location of P76?
A. 14 & 15 B. 13 & 14 C. 17 & 18 D.16 & 17
5. Find the value of P90.

A. 19.1 B. 18.4 C.17.6 D. 19.6

What’s In

Percentiles indicate the percentage of scores that fall below a particular

value. They tell you where a score stands relative to other scores.
Percentiles can be calculated using the formula n = (P/100) x N, where: P=
percentile, N = number of values in a data set (sorted from smallest to largest), and
n = ordinal rank of a given value. They are frequently used to understand test
scores and biometric measurements.
In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores
in its frequency distribution falls or a score at or below which a given percentage
falls. For example, the 50th percentile is the score below which or at or below
which 50% of the scores in the distribution may be found.

What’s New

Example 1. Consider the distribution of scores of the students in a 30-item English

test: 18, 12, 28, 25, 17, 12, 10, 15, 22 26, 11, 9, 27, 16, 20, 18, 25, 27. Compute
and interpret the following:
a) P35
Sol. Arrange the data: 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18, 20, 22, 25, 25, 26, 27,
27, 28.
Position of P35: 0.35(18 + 1) = 0.35(19) = 6.65th position
16 – 15 = 1; 1(.65) = 0.65
15 + 0.65 = 15.65
P35 = 15.65
Interpretation: 35% of the students have a score less than or equal to 15.65.
b) P89
Position of P89:
0.89(18 + 1) = 0.89(19) = 16.91st position
27 – 27 = 0; 0(0.91) = 0
P89 = 27
Interpretation: 89% of the students have scores less than or equal to 27.
c) P68
Position of P68:
0.68(18 + 1) = 0.68(19) = 12.92nd position
25 – 22 = 3; 3(0.92) = 2.76 22 + 2.76 = 24.76
P68 = 24.76
Interpretation: 68% of the students have a score less than or equal to 24.76.

What is it
ACTIVITY 1:

1. Find the 23rd and 65th percentiles of the heights of selected grade 10
students in Las Piñas National High School. The heights in
centimeters are as follows:
149, 163, 154, 160, 152, 167, 159, 155, 161
a. Arrange the scores.
__________________________________________________________
b. Locate the position of P23 and P65 using the formula.
Position of P23: Position of P65:
 c. Solve for P23 and P65.
d. State the answer.
2. Find the percentile with 52% of the given set of scores below.
12, 45, 48, 63, 75, 84, 27, 96, 17, 9
a. Arrange the scores.
__________________________________________________________
b. Locate the position of P23 and P65 using the formula.
Position of P52:

c. Solve for P52.

Assessment

(1 – 5) Given the IQ scores of some selected students who to the

NCAE:
93, 100, 95, 84, 88, 98, 110, 115, 105, 117, 90, 82, 97, 86, 106

1. Find the value of P85.

A.13.4 B.14.8 C.15.3 D.16.2

2. What is P56?
A.13.32 B.12.97 C.12.12 D. 13.42
3. Between what two scores is the location of P56?
A. 14 & 15 B. 13 & 14 C. 17 & 18 D.16 & 17
4. Find the value of P95.
A. 19.1 B. 18.4 C.17.6 D. 19.6
5. What is the value of P24?
A.52.68 B.54.36 C. 44.84 D. 46.82

Week 4- Day 1- 2

Lesson 4 Percentile Rank for Ungrouped Data

What I Need To Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A teacher gives a 20-item test to 15 students. The scores are as follows: 18, 20,10,
14, 17, 16, 19, 8, 9, 15, 10, 18, 14, 13. Find the percentile rank of the score 12.
A. 45% B. 35% C. 30% D. 24%
2. Ms. Santos gives a quiz of 25 items to her 18 students. The scores are as follows:
13, 9, 10, 8, 20, 24, 16, 14, 10, 23, 17, 11, 19, 15, 18, 7, 16, 12. What is the
percentile rank of the score 17?
A.48% B. 69% C. 74% D. 33%
3. Suppose in a test, a score of 39 in a 50-item test has a percentile rank of 88%,
what does it indicate?
A. A student with a score of 39 did better than the 88% of the group.
B. A student with a score of 88 did better than the 39% of the group.
C. A student with a score of 39 did better than the 12% of the group.
D. A student with a score of 12 did better than the 39% of the group.
4. The scores obtained by the following students in the recently administered 100-
item psychological examination by the Guidance Office. The results are as follows:
Abbie – 89, Rolly – 82, Christelle – 90, Minnie – 78, Nancy – 79, Josie – 84, Karen –
86, Wally – 93, Malou – 72, Lota – 76, Neil – 88, Carlo – 96. What is the percentile
rank of Christelle in the test?
A. 89% B. 69% C. 84% D. 79%
5. Here are the scores of some selected students in the 50-item Aptitude Test. Their
scores are as follows: 45, 28, 38, 44, 47, 33, 37, 41, 26, 22, 35, 29, 43, 34, 24, 36,
48, 32. What is the percentile rank of the score 35?
A. 66% B. 47% C. 76% D. 82%

What’s In

In statistics, a percentile is a score below which a given percentage of scores

in its frequency distribution fall or a score at or below which a given percentage fall.
Percentiles indicate the percentage of scores that fall below a particular
value. They tell you where a score stands relative to other scores. For example, a
person with an IQ of 120 is at the 91st percentile, which indicates that their IQ is
higher than 91% of other scores.

What’s New

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 math 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. You would be in
the 88th percentile.
Percentile ranks are often expressed as a number between 1 and 99, with 50
being the average. So if a student scored a percentile rank of 87, it would mean that
they performed better than 87% of the other students in his norm group.
Percentile Rank for Ungrouped Data:

The percentile rank corresponding to a given value or score (x) is computed by

(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑥+0.5)
using the formula: Percentile Rank (x) = 𝑥100%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠

Example 1: Given the scores of the 20 students in a 25-item test in Math 10: 16, 8,
12, 10, 19, 20, 21, 18, 22, 24, 23, 17, 15, 13, 20, 15, 14, 18, 17, 23. Compute and
interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
 a) 16 b) 12 c) 21

Solutions:
Arrange the scores from lowest to highest: 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 18,
18, 19, 20, 20, 21, 22, 23, 23, 24.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 16+0.5) 7+0.5
a) Percentile Rank (16) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% =37.5 or 38%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20

Interpretation: A student with a score of 16 did better than the 38% of the class.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 12+0.5) 2+0.5
b) Percentile Rank (12) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 12.5 or 13%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20

Interpretation: A student with a score of 12 did better than the 13% of the class.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 21+0.5) 15+0.5
c) Percentile Rank (21) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 77.5 or 78%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20
Interpretation: A student with a score of 21 performed better than the 78% of the
class.
Example 2. Consider the scores of some selected job applicants in the 100-item
English Proficiency Test. The scores revealed are as follows: 87, 94, 78, 82, 75, 89,
84, 92, 96, 86, 83, 91, 90, 88, 77. Find the percentile rank of the following scores:
a) 92 b) 84 c) 89
Solutions:
Arrange the scores from lowest to highest: 75, 77, 78, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89,
90, 91, 92, 94, 96.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 92+0.5) 12+0.5
a) Percentile Rank (92) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% =83.3 or 83%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 15
Interpretation: An applicant with a score 92 dis better than the 83% of the group of
examinees.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 84+0.5) 5+0.5
b) Percentile Rank (84) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 36.7 or 37%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 15
Interpretation: An applicant with a score of 84 did better than the 37% of the
group.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 89+0.5) 9+0.5
c) Percentile Rank (89) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% =63.3 or 63%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 15
Interpretation: An applicant with a score of 89 did better than the 63% of the
group.

What is it
Activity 1: Answer the following:
1. The Achievement Test results in Math of some selected senior high school
students: 95, 88, 78,79,84,87,74, 90, 86,75, 80, 69, 83, 93, 70, 73, 91, 75, 96, 65,
82, 72, 86.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
a) 80 b) 88 c) 91
2. The Entrance test results obtained by some selected Freshmen in a certain
college:
54, 41, 32, 51, 36, 43, 35, 28, 46, 47, 68, 37, 29, 49, 70, 66, 62, 82, 50, 95, 71,
68, 77, 73, 67. Compute and interpret the percentile rank of the following scores:
a) 43 b) 70 c) 82
3. Consider the scores of some selected students in a 30-point Math quiz:
13, 24, 18, 27,22, 17, 12, 9, 10, 23, 29, 25, 11, 26, 12, 16, 27, 28, 14, 20
Compute and interpret the percentile rank of the following scores:
a) 16 b) 20 c) 25
4. The following are the test scores in a 20-item test of 20 students who entered in
a certain Math competition. 9, 11, 13, 5, 10, 6, 12, 11, 8, 9, 7,14, 9, 12, 13, 16, 19,
15, 12, 17. Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
a) 12 b) 17 c) 10
5. Below is a list of scores of some selected sophomores in Biology in their Fourth
Quarter Examination:98, 85, 96, 94, 87, 86, 91, 90, 94, 95, 83, 79, 89, 87, 80, 90,
81, 83, 91, 84, 75, 76, 83, 84, 88. Compute and interpret percentile ranks of the
following scores:
a) 83 b) 89 c) 94
Activity 2: Solve the following:
1. Given the set of scores of some selected students in a Geometry test: 76, 74, 50,
40, 51, 39, 48, 62, 73, 82, 67, 58, 38, 74, 86, 80, 52, 82, 79, 85.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
a) 50 b) 67 c) 79
2. Consider the scores obtained by some selected Grade 10 students in a 50-item
First Quarter Self-Assessment Test in Science: 34, 36, 21, 46, 38, 39, 28, 26, 18, 37,
41, 43, 35, 26, 25, 39, 40. 22, 48, 44. Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of
the following scores:
a) 36 b) 41 c) 44
3. The following are the scores of the Math test part of some selected Grade 9
students in the National Career Assessment Test with 60 items: 54, 23, 31, 18, 38,
45, 55, 50 47, 30, 39, 44, 49, 53, 45, 33, 48, 37, 27, 52. Compute and interpret the
percentile rank of the following scores:
a) 38 b) 44 c) 52
4. Given the scores of some selected drivers in a Driver’s License Exam and posted
as follows: 79, 70, 88, 65, 77, 90, 89, 94, 95, 83, 85, 79, 73, 87, 91. Compute and
interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
a) 79 b) 83 c) 91
5. Consider the scores obtained of some selected Grade 8 students in their 50-point
Math First Periodic test: 45, 32, 37, 28, 26, 19, 16, 22, 33, 43, 32, 37, 26, 24, 34.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:
a) 26 b) 33 c) 43

Assessment
Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. A professor gives a 20-item test to 12 students. 18, 13, 6, 8, 16, 18, 9, 10, 14, 17,
11, 14. Find the percentile rank of the score 16. Find the percentile rank of the 9th
value.
A. 83% B. 69% C. 71% D. 88%
2. Consider the scores of the 20 students in the Elimination Round of the Math Quiz
bee: 7, 15, 21, 17, 14, 12, 18, 23, 15, 13, 16, 20, 9, 6, 8, 10, 22, 17, 11, 21. What is
the percentile rank of the score 21?
A. 76% B. 82% C. 75% D. 66%
3. If a student obtained a percentile rank of 90% in a score of 89, what does it
indicate?
 A. A student with a score of 89 did better than the 10% of the group.

B. A student with a score of 89 did better than the 90% of the group.
C. A student with a score of 90 did better than the 89% of the group.

D. A student with a score of 10 did better than the 89% of the group.
4. Given the scores of the 15 students in the MAPEH diagnostic test: 38, 21, 36, 43,
46, 48, 34, 39, 38, 25, 17, 19, 26, 27, 31. What is the percentile rank of the score
46?
A. 85% B. 78% C. 90% D. 92%
5. In a Philosophy comprehensive exam, the scores of the 25 students are as follows:
30, 40, 28, 36, 44, 25, 17, 20, 28, 31, 39, 41, 33, 37, 27, 37, 43, 19, 21, 26, 25, 32,
40, 42, 34. What is the percentile rank of the score 41?
A. 76% B. 86% C. 90% D. 79%

Week 4- Day 3 – 4:

What I Need To Know

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Given the weights (in kg.) of some selected volleyball players in a certain university: 54.5,
60.1, 45.8, 47.6, 50.8, 53.7, 58.5, 62.6, 59.6 58.4, 42.9, 62.3, 56.8, 47.2, 55.8. What is the
percentile rank of weight 59.6 kg?
A. 67% B. 87% C. 77% D. 91%
2. Suppose you were the 5th tallest student in a group of 15, what is the percentile rank of
your height?
A. 85% B. 70% C. 65% D. 78%
3. Consider the ages of some selected residents in your neighborhood: 15, 48, 13, 45, 36, 49
52, 67, 71, 18, 25, 32, 45, 55, 64, 19, 23, 10, 29, 38, 57, 22, 68, 50. 41. What is the percentile
rank of 57 yrs?
A. 87% B. 92% C. 82% D. 76%
4. Hazel ranks 4th in a group of 25 students in her class, what does it indicate?
A. She performed better than the 86% of the class.
B. She performed better than the 90% of the class.
C. She performed better than the 10% of the class.
D. She performed better than the 14% of the class.
5. Mrs. Einstein is a veterinarian. One day, she asked her secretary to record the service time
for the 15 customers. The following are service times in minutes: 18, 30, 42, 36, 38, 49, 50,
52, 64, 21, 28, 37, 55, 59, 61. Find the percentile rank of the service time 49 minutes.
A. 45% B. 56% C. 79% D. 57%

What’s In

Percentile formula helps in determining the performance of a person in comparison

to others. To recall, the percentile is used in tests and scores of a candidate to show how
he/she stands with reference to other candidates.
 Percentiles are a great tool to use when you need to know the relative standing
of a value. Where does a value fall within a distribution of values? While the concept
behind percentiles is straight forward, there are different mathematical methods for
calculating them. Here, we learn about percentiles, special percentiles and
surprisingly flexible uses, and the various procedures for calculating them. They can
be used for calculating for weight, height, income, expenses, speeds of cars, and many
other things.

What’s New

Percentile Ranks are often expressed as a number between 1 and 99, with 50 being
the average. They are commonly used to clarify the interpretation of scores/values on
standardized tests. The percentile rank of a raw score is interpreted as the percentage of
examinees in the norm group who scored below the score of interest.
(𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑥+0.5)
Percentile Rank (x) = 𝑥100%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠
Let’s discuss some illustrative examples on the various applications of percentile
ranks.
Example 1: Given the heights (in cm.) of the 18 chess players in a tournament:
152, 149, 157, 148, 158, 150, 152, 155, 140, 145, 149, 136, 160, 158, 150, 154, 156,
158,
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following heights:
a) 145 cm b) 154 cm. c) 13th value
Solutions:
Arrange the heights from lowest to highest: 136, 140, 145, 148, 149, 149, 150,
150, 152, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 158, 158, 160,
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 145+0.5) 2+0.5
Percentile Rank (145) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 14%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 18
Interpretation: A chess player with a height of 145 cm. is taller than the 14% of the group.
b) 154 cm.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 154+0.5) 10+0.5
Percentile Rank (154) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 58%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 18
Interpretation: A chess player with a height of 156 cm is taller than the 58% of the group.
c) 13th value (156 cm)
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 156+0.5) 12+0.5
Percentile Rank (156) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% =69%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 18
Interpretation: A chess player with a height of 156 cm (13th value) is taller than the 69% of
the group.
Example 2: Consider the speeds of cars (in kph) at a particular instant, participating in
a racing event sponsored by SMART Communications are as follows: 108, 99. 120, 119, 89,
90, 95, 98. 107, 105, 96, 115, 112, 118, 121, 124, 116, 100, 107, 106, 109, 110, 97, 103.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following speeds of cars:
a) 99 kph b) 112 kph c) 120 kph
Solutions:
Arrange the given data in order from lowest to highest: 89, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103,
105, 106, 107, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124.
a) 99 kph
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 99+0.5) 6+0.5
Percentile rank (99) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 27%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 24
Interpretation: A car with a speed of 99 kph in the race traveled faster than the 27% of the
group.
b) 112 kph
 (#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 112+0.5) 16+0.5
Percentile Rank (112) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 69%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 24
Interpretation: A car with a speed of 112 kph in the race traveled faster than the 69% of the
group.
c) 120 kph
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 120+0.5) 21+0.5
Percentile Rank (120) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 90%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 24
Interpretation: A car with a speed of 120 kph in a race traveled faster than the 90% of the
group.
Example 3: The Physical Fitness teacher measured the weights (in kg.) of some
selected senior high school students in her class and posted the following results on
the board:
32, 35, 43, 51, 48, 27,45, 34, 37, 55, 50, 36, 29, 42,39, 47, 44, 31, 33, 28.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following weights of students:
a) 37 kg. b) 43 kg. c) 50 kg.
Solutions:
Arrange the given weights in order from lowest to highest: 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 55.
a) 37 kg.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 37+0.5) 9+0.5
Percentile Rank (37) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 48%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20
Interpretation: A student who weighs 37 kg. is heavier than the 48% of the group.
b) 43 kg.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 43+0.5) 12+0.5
Percentile Rank (43) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 63%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20
Interpretation: A student who weighs 43 kg. is heavier than the 63% of the group.
c) 50 kg.
(#𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 50+0.5) 17+0.5
Percentile Rank (50) = 𝑥100% = 𝑥100% = 88%
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 20
Interpretation: A student who weighs 50 kg. is heavier than the 88% of the group.

What is it

Activity 1: Answer the following:

1. Given the amount spent (in Php) of some selected grocery shoppers at SM Center
Las Pińas in one particular day: 1450, 2390, 1980, 2540, 1230, 3470, 5290, 3750,
1380, 3250, 1620, 4590, 3650, 4700, 3990, 4250, 4630, 5120, 5340, 5020, 5440,
1720, 1950, 2260, 3350.
Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following amount spent:
a) P3990 b) P1980 c) P5340
2. Consider the ages (in years) of some selected patients confined at Las Pińas Medical
Center in one particular day: 63, 18, 28, 34, 47, 52, 36, 39, 54, 60, 72, 69, 12, 15,
25, 77, 41, 46, 67, 26, 56, 64, 58, 49, 50. Compute and interpret the percentile ranks
of the following ages of patients:
a) 39 years b) 47 years c) 64 years

3. Given the study time (in minutes) of some selected Grade 10 students of one public
Junior High School in Las Pińas: 75, 66, 90, 100, 80, 70, 58, 39, 45, 116, 96, 105,
35, 42, 77, 85, 93, 110, 47, 55. Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the
following study time of students:
a) 45 min. b)70 min. c)100 min.
4. Consider the bank deposits (in Php) of some selected depositors of BPI Las Pińas in
one particular day: 2500, 4500, 6300, 4335, 1980, 7225, 6280, 3995, 5385, 6485,
7590, 9000, 8550, 7895, 8475, 2995, 3375, 3975, 2250, 4890. Compute and interpret
the percentile ranks of the following bank deposits:
a) P3375 b) P6485 c) P8475

5. Given the temperature readings (in ºC) of some selected cities in the Philippines in
one particular day: 16.4, 19.6, 20.8, 26.2, 18.5, 20.8, 22.3, 25.1, 17.7, 22.8, 23.6,
26.2, 24.3, 19.3, 22.5, 23.9, 19.2, 24.9, 25.9, 21.7. Compute and interpret the
following temperature readings: a) 20.8°C b) 22.3ºC c) 24.3°C
Activity 2: Solve the following problems:
1. Consider the scores obtained by some selected basketball players in one Basketball
League: 46, 53, 76, 21, 38, 56, 83, 67, 60, 52, 63, 39, 28, 26, 36, 47, 65, 54. Compute
and interpret the percentile ranks of the following scores:

a) 38 b) 52 c) 67

2. Given the weekly allowance (in pesos) of some selected Grade 10 students:

500 300 250 1200

350 240 375 650

100 150 275 850

800 450 1000 900

600 200 750 125

Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following weekly allowances:

a) P375 b) P850 c) P900

3. The following are the monthly family income (in pesos) of some selected students
in a certain school:

12,000 20,000 30,000

10,000 18,000 28,000

15,000 16,500 9,000

25,000 8,000 24,000

14,000 13,000 35,000

Compute and interpret the percentile ranks of the following monthly family incomes:
a) P15,000 b) P25,000 c) P28,000
4. Consider the heights (in ft) of some selected home-grown plants in an orchard:
7.5, 2.8, 1.2, 3.4, 5.6, 9.2, 6.4, 0.8, 1.5, 8.2, 10.4, 7.4, 4.7, 7.2, 6.6.
Compute and interpret the percentile rank of the following heights:
a) 5.6 ft. b) 6.4 ft. c) 7.2 ft.
5. Consider the time spent (min) of some selected drivers on a stop in a rush-hour
traffic in one particular day: 52, 61, 53, 60, 56, 49, 48, 71, 63, 51, 54, 58, 65, 67, 64.
Find the percentile rank of the following times:
b) 56 min. b) 64 min. c) 67 min.
 Assessment
Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Suppose the monthly salary of Anthony is P25,000 with a percentile rank of 88%, what
does it tell us?
A. He earned better than the 12% of the group of employees in his company.
B. He earned better than the 88% of the group of employees in his company.
C. He earned less than the 88% of the group of employees in his company.
D. He earned exactly 88% of the company’s shares.
2. A banana cue vendor records the number of bananas he sells for a period of 2 weeks and
arrives at the following figures: 70, 58, 100, 80, 67, 92, 108, 94, 86, 75, 102, 98, 65, 84.
What is the percentile rank of selling 94 bananas?
A. 76% B. 82% C. 75% D. 68%
3. Given the daily production of electric bulbs in 12 days by an electric company: 15000,
12700, 10750, 10815, 8981, 14293, 13695, 10368, 14059, 11121, 9875, 14300. What is the
percentile rank of the 14,300-bulb production?
A. 94% B. 88% C. 78% D. 89%
4. Consider the weekly salaries (in pesos) received by a group of service crews of a certain
agency:
4500, 3590, 5400, 3890, 7500, 6590, 7240, 8600, 3400, 5840, 6230, 6750, 4900, 3950,
6900. What is the percentile rank of the P7500 weekly salary?
A. 85% B. 88% C. 90% D. 92%
5. Given the enrollment of some selected private schools of a certain city in one particular
school year: 1200, 1340, 980, 1560, 1420, 1100, 1900, 2100, 1780, 1840, 1750, 1800, 1080,
1365, 890, 1370. What is the percentile rank of the 1900-enrollment?
A. 79% B. 89% C. 93% D. 84%

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Bluman, Allan G. (2014) Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach,

Mc Graw Hill International Edition, 9th ed. New York.

Callanta, Melvin M., et. al. (2015) Mathematics Learner’s Module, Deped -IMCS, Rex
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