MATHEMATICS 10
Name: __________________________________ Date: _____________
Grade Level & Section: _____________________ Score: ____________
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
(4th Quarter, Week 2)
Measures of Position for Grouped Data
The learners are expected to:
Find the kth quartile, the kth decile and the kth percentile of the given grouped data.
The Quartile for Grouped Data
Recall that quartiles divide the distribution into four equal parts. The steps in computing the
median are similar to that of Q1 and Q3. In finding the median, we first need to determine the median
class. In the same manner, the Q1 and the Q3 class must be determined first before computing for the
𝑁
value of Q1 and Q3. The Q1 class is the class interval where the ( 4 )th score is contained, while the
3𝑁
class interval that contains the ( )th score is the Q3 class.
4
In computing the quartiles of grouped data, the following formula is used:
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
4
Qk = LB + ( )i
𝑓𝑄𝐾
LB – Lower boundary of the Qk class
N – total frequency
cfb – cummulative frequency of the class before the Q k class
fQ1 – frequency of the Qk class
i – size of the class interval
k – nth quartile, where n = 1,2, and 3
Example 1.
Calculate the Q1, Q2, and Q3 of the Mathematics test scores of 30 students.
Class Interval Scores Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency (cf) Lower Boundaries (LB)
46-50 3 30 45.5
41-45 3 27 40.5
36-40 4 24 35.5
31-35 2 20 30.5
26-30 3 18 25.5
21-25 5 15 20.5
16-20 4 10 15.5
11-15 2 6 10.5
6-10 3 4 5.5
1-5 1 1 0.5
N = 30
Table 1
Process in solving Q1:
𝑁 30
Find 4 = 7.5
4
Get the cf b, comulative frequency less than or equal to cfb = 6
7.5
Find LBQ1 LBQ1 = 15.5
Note that the 7th – 10th scores lie in the class interval
16 – 20, thus 7.5 score also belongs to this interval.
Thus Q1 is in this interval
Find fQ1 The frequency where Q1 lies is 4
Size of class interval i i=5
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
4
Qk = LBQ1 + ( )i
𝑓𝑄1
30
4
−6
Q1 = 15.5 + ( )5
4
Q1 = 17.375
Solving for Q2:
2𝑁 2(30)
Find 4 = 15
4
Get the cf b, comulative frequency less than or equal to cfb = 15
15
Find LBQ2 LBQ2 = 20.5
Note that the 15th scores lies in the class interval 21 –
25, thus 15 score also belongs to this interval. Thus
Q2 is in this interval
Find fQ2 The frequency where Q2 lies is 5
Size of class interval i i=5
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
4
Q2 = LBQ2 + ( )i
𝑓𝑄2
2(30)
4
−15
Q2 = 20.5 + ( )5
5
Q2 = 20.5
Solving for Q3:
3𝑁 3(30)
Find 4 4
= 22.5
Get the cfb, comulative frequency less than or equal to cfb = 20
22.5
Find LBQ3 LBQ3 = 35.5
Note that the 21th – 24th scores lie in the class interval
36 – 40, thus 22.5 score also belongs to this interval.
Thus Q3 is in this interval.
Find fQ3 The frequency where Q3 lies is 4
Size of class interval i i=5
𝑘𝑁
4
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
Q3 = LBQ3 + ( )i
𝑓𝑄3
3(30)
4
−20
Q3 = 35.5 + ( )5
4
Q3 = 38.625
The Deciles for Grouped Data
Deciles are those values that divide the total frequency into 10 equal parts. The kth
decile denoted by Dk is computed as follows:
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
10
Dk = LB + ( 𝑓𝐷𝑘
)i
LB – Lower boundary of the Dk class
N – total frequency
cfb – cummulative frequency before the Dk class
fDk – frequency of the Dk class
i – size of the class interval
k – nth decile, where n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
Example 2.
Calculate the 7th decile of the Mathematics test scores of 30 students. Use the
data in table 1.
Process in solving D7
7𝑁 7(30)
Find 10 = 21
10
Get the cfb, comulative frequency less than or equal to cfb = 20
21
Find LBD7 LBD7 = 35.5
Note that the 21th – 24th scores lie in the class interval
36 – 40, thus 21 score also belongs to this interval.
Thus D7 is in this interval
Find fD7 The frequency where D7 lies is 4
Size of class interval i i=5
7𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
10
D7 = LBD7 + ( )i
𝑓𝐷7
7(30)
10
−20
D7 = 35.5 + ( )5
4
D7 = 36.75
The Percentile for Grouped Data
The percentile of grouped data is used to characterize values according to the
percentage below them.
Finding the percentile of grouped data is similar to that of finding quartiles and
deciles of grouped data.
The kth percentile, denoted by Pk , is computed as follows:
𝑘𝑁
100
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
Pk = LB + ( )i
𝑓𝑃𝑘
LB – Lower boundary of the kth percentile class
N – total frequency
cfb – cummulative frequency before the percentile class
fDk – frequency of the percentile class
i – size of the class interval
k – nth percentile, where n = 1, 2, 3,…, 97, 98, and 99
Example 3.
Calculate the 32nd percentile and 65th percentile of the Mathematics test scores of
30 students. We use the same data in table 1.
Process in solving P32
32𝑁 32(30)
Find 100 = 9.6
100
Get the cfb, comulative frequency less than or equal cfb = 6
to 9.6
Find LBP32 LBP32 = 15.5
Note that the 7th – 10th scores lie in the class interval
16 – 20, thus 9.6 score also belongs to this interval.
Thus P32 is in this interval.
Find fP32 The frequency where P32 lies is 4
Size of class interval i i=5
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
100
P32 = LBP32 + ( )i
𝑓𝑃32
32(30)
−6
100
P32 = 15.5 + ( )5
4
P32 = 20
Process in solving P65
65𝑁 65(30)
Find 100 = 19.5
100
Get the cfb, comulative frequency less than or cfb = 18
equal to 19.5
Find LBP65 LBP65 = 30.5
Note that the 19th – 20th scores lie in the class
interval 31 – 35, thus 19.5 score also belongs
to this interval. Thus P65 is in this interval
Find fP65 The frequency where P65 lies is 2
Size of class interval i i=5
𝑘𝑁
−𝑐𝑓𝑏
100
P65 = LBP65 + ( )i
𝑓𝑃65
65(30)
100
−18
P65 = 30.5 + ( )5
2
P65 = 32
Learning task 1.
The following are the observations showing the age of 50 employees working in a whole sale center.
Find the Q1, Q2, and Q3 of the distribution.
Class Frequency Cumulative frequency
65-69 6 50
60-64 8 44
55-59 11 36
50-54 14 25
45-49 7 11
40-44 4 4
N = 50
Learning task 2.
Calculate for the 2nd, the 5th decile and the 9th decile of the data given in learning
task 1.
Learning task 3.
Determine P25, P80, and P95 from the distribution below.
Class Frequency Cumulative frequency
1-5 20 20
6-10 15 35
11-15 31 66
16-20 22 88
21-25 10 98
26-30 2 100
Guide Questions: (if necessary)
Rubric: (if necessary)
Reflection:
Today, something new that I learned was ________________________________.
I need to work on ___________________________________________________.
I need help with ____________________________________________________.
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Prepared by:
JHO ANN E. LEE
Math Teacher
Answer Key:
Learning Task 1 Learning Task 2 Learning Task 3
Q1 = 51.415 D2 = 48.786 P25 = 7.167
Q2 = 54.5 D5 = 54.5 P80 = 18.682
Q3 = 60.438 D9 = 65.33 P95 = 24
