Measures of Position

Which of the following is equivalent to the upper quartile?

• 1st Quartile

• 5th Decile

• 75th Percentile

• 2nd Quartile

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Which of the following is NOT equivalent to Median?

• 5th Decile

• Upper Quartile

• 2nd Quartile

• 50th Percentile

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In the set of scores: 15, 17, 18, 13, 19, 14, 16, 12, and 15, the median score is ______.

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

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If the age of Elise is the 3rd quartile, how many percent of the students are older than her?

• 25%

• 50%

• 70%

• 75%

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Marco's score in a 75-item test was the median score.  Which of the following is true?

• A. 75% of his classmates got a score equal or below his score.

• B. 60% of his classmates got a score equal or below his score.

• C. 50% of his classmates got a score equal or below his score.

• D. 35% of his classmates got a score equal or below his score.

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The lower quartile is equal to _____________.

• 50^th percentile

• 25^th percentile

• 3^rd quartile      

• 2^nd decile

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What do you call the number of values in a class interval?

• Class size

• Range

• Frequency

• Interquartile

What do you call each score point when the distribution is divided into ten equal parts?

• Decile

• Quantile

• Quartile

• Percentile

How many percent of the distribution are higher than the first quartile?

• 25%

• 50%

• 70%

• 75%

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In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3^rd quartile.  What does this imply?

• The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.

• The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.

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