Find the values of the 30th and 90th percentiles of the data
Find the values of the 30th and 90th percentiles of the data. 129, 113, 200, 100, 105, 132, 100, 176, 146, 152
A. 30th percentile = 105; 90th percentile = 200
B. 30th percentile = 113; 90th percentile = 200
C. 30th percentile = 105; 90th percentile = 176
D. 30th percentile = 113; 90th percentile = 176
Solution
put them in increasing order
100, 100, 105, 113, 129, 132, 146, 152, 176, 200
Use the formula = n*(p/100)
p = percentile
n = total size of data = 10
for 30th percentile:
= 10*(30/100) = 3
3rd number = 105
for 90th percentile:
= 10*(90/100) = 9
9th number = 176
Correct option is C.
