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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 33
Measures of Position of
Ungrouped Data

CO_Q4_Mathematics 10_ Module 33

Mathematics – Grade 10
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Quarter 4 – Module 33: Measures of Position of Ungrouped Data
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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 33
Measures of Position of
Ungrouped Data
Introductory Message
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 What I Need to Know

This module is designed and written with you in mind. It is here to indulge you in
understanding measures of position specifically of ungrouped data. The
arrangement of the lessons follows the standard sequence of the course. But the
pacing in which you read the contents and answer the exercises in this module is
dependent on you.
This module is all about measures of position of ungrouped data, and is sub-tasked
into:
1) Quartiles
2) Deciles
3) Percentiles
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. illustrate the following measures of position: quartile, decile, and
percentile,
2. calculate a specified measure of position (e.g. 90th percentile) of a set of
data;
3. interpret measures of position; and
4. solve problems involving measures of position.

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 What I Know

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. The median of a given data set is also the .

A. first quartile C. second quartile

B. seventh decile D. None of the above.

2. What measure divides the distribution into ten equal parts?

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

3. The first quartile of the data set is equal to the .

A. 5th decile C. 50th percentile

B. 25th percentile D. 75th percentile

4. What is the median of the scores 6, 8, 11, 25, 15, 10, 2, 8, 16?

A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

5. Using Tukey’s Method, what is the first quartile of the following set of values:
12, 15, 22, 23, 34, 8, 19, 17,18

A. 12 B. 12.5 C. 13.5 D. 15

6. From the given data set in item #5, which number is greater than the third
quartile?

A. 18 B. 19 C. 22 D. 23

7. In the 2019 National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE), Aileen’s score

in the Mathematics Ability Test is at 90th percentile. What does this mean?

A. Aileen’s score is 90 points.

B. Aileen scored higher than 89% of the examinees.
C. Aileen is the 90th in position among all the examinees.
D. Aileen scored higher than the other 90% of the examinees.

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For items 8 to 12, refer to the table below.

Leading Countries Based on Facebook Usage

Country Number of users (in millions)
Myanmar 25
Nigeria 27
Germany 28
Argentina 30
Italy 30
France 32
Columbia 35
Turkey 37
United Kingdom 37
Bangladesh 38
Pakistan 38
Egypt 42
Thailand 50
Vietnam 64
Philippines 76
Mexico 89
Brazil 130
Indonesia 140
United States 190
India 290

8. What is the fifth decile of the number of FB users?

A. 37 million B. 38 million C. 38.5 million D. 40 million

9. What is the 80th percentile of the number of FB users?

A. 76 million B. 89 million C. 130 million D. 140 million

10. Which country has greater number of users compared to the country in the 40th
percentile?

A. Bangladesh B. Columbia C. Turkey D. United Kingdom

11. Which country has greater number of users compared to the country in the 40th
percentile?

A. Bangladesh B. Columbia C. Turkey D. United Kingdom

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12. Which country has lower number of users compared to the country in the 7th
decile?

A. Vietnam B. Philippines C. Mexico D. Brazil

13. Based on the 2018 Family Income Survey in the Philippines on the average
annual income of families per region (arranged in ascending order), the third
quartile is 308 thousand. What does it mean if the average annual income of
families in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is 354 thousand?
A. Families in CAR have the highest average annual income among the 17
regions.
B. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is higher than at least
13 regions.
C. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is higher than at most
13 regions.
D. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is less than at least 13
regions.

14. Among the list of top ten countries with the fastest internet speed (arranged in
ascending order), Taiwan’s internet speed 85.02 Mbps is the ninth decile. What
does this mean?
A. Taiwan has the fastest internet speed.
B. Another country has the fastest internet speed.
C. Taiwan has the slowest internet speed among the ten countries.

D. Taiwan’s internet speed surpassed only one country’s internet speed.

15. Among the list of selected forty-five countries (arranged in ascending order),
UK’s social media usage penetration which is 66% is the fifth decile. United
States’ 70% social media penetration is the sixth decile. The Philippines has
67% social media usage penetration. What does this mean?
A. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than 22
counties.
B. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than at least 22
counties.
C. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than 23
counties.
D. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than at least 23
counties.

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 Illustrates the following
Lesson
measures of position:
1 quartiles, deciles and
percentiles

What’s In

Activity 1

Do you know the most popular Chinese zodiac legend?

According to this legend, the Jade Emperor made an order to designate

animals as the calendar signs. The twelve animals that arrive first in the banquet
shall be selected. On that day, the rat got up early and rushed to the banquet. On
his way, he met the ox and asked the ox to carry him on his back. As the two were
approaching the site, the rat slid in front of the ox, and became the first lucky
animal of the Chinese zodiac.

Following rat and ox are tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey,
rooster, dog, and pig.

rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog pig

Answer the following questions based on the story.

1) Which of the following belongs to the first 50% that arrived earlier than the
rest of the group?

A. tiger B. rabbit C. dragon D. all of the above

2) Which of the following belongs to the second 50% that arrived later than the
rest of the group?

A. horse B. snake C. dragon D. none of the above

3) Which of the following represents the median?

A. dragon B. snake C. horse D. none

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 4) Which of the following belongs to the first 25% that arrived earlier than the
rest of the group?

A. tiger B. rabbit C. dragon D. snake

5) How many percent of the animals arrived later than the tiger?

A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%

Measure of position is a measure by which the position of a data is determined

through its value.
From the previous activity, we observed that each animal has a position.
Take for example the tiger.

 The tiger belongs to the first 50% or top 50% of the group that arrived earlier
than the rest of the animals.


   

rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog pig

50%
 The tiger belongs to the first 25% or top 25% of the group that arrived earlier
than the rest of the animals.

rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog pig

25%
 The tiger arrived earlier than 75% of the animals.

ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog pig
rat

75%

Interestingly, based on this example, we can say that there are several
measures that can be used to describe the position of the tiger.

One measure that you had discussed when you were in Grade 7 and Grade
8 was the median.

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 In applying the concept of median, you arrange all the
observations/scores/data in either ascending or descending order. This ordered
set is then divided into two equal parts. The median then is the middle number that
divides the data into two equal parts. Fifty percent of the data is below the median
(lower half).
In the story, the median is the snake because 50% of the animals arrived
later than the snake.

rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dog pig

media
The animals that belong to the first fifty percent of the group that arrived
earlier are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, and snake. The animals that belong to the
fifty percent of the group that arrived later are the horse, sheep, monkey, rooster,
dog, and pig.

Let us have a recap on the concept of median. Let us first consider a data set
with odd number of values.

Example:

A. In their Physical Education class, seven students practiced shooting the

basketball ball from the free throw line for twenty times. Below is the list
of the successful shots done by the seven students.

9, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

Find the median of the data set.

Solution:

First, let us arrange the values in ascending order:

3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

Then, find the middle number. Since there are 7 values, the middle is
the 4th value counting from either left of right.

3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

Therefore, the median is 8. This means that about 50% of the group has a
lower number of successful shots than 8 and about 50% of the group has a higher
number of successful shots than 8.

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Let us proceed in finding the median of a data set with even number of values.
Example:
A. In their Physical Education class, eight students participated in throwing
the shot put. Below is the list of how far the shot put reached per
student.
17, 7, 5, 9, 11, 3, 13, 15
Find the median of the data set.
Solution:
First, let us arrange the values in ascending order:
3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Then, find the middle number. Since there are 8 values, then the middle
values are the 4th value from the left and the 4th value from the right.

3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17

The median is the mean of the two values.

9 + 11 20
= = 10
2 2
Therefore, the median is 10 meters. This means that 50% of the group threw
shorter than 10 meters and 50% of the group threw longer than 10 meters.

Say, Hero is one of the students who threw the shot put and his throw
reached 15 meters. This means that Hero belongs to the group that threw the shot
put farther than 10 meters.

Activity 2
Try this. Below is a table containing the list of fruits high in sugar.
Fruit Sugar per Cup (in grams)
Apples 13
Passion Fruit 26
Grapes 15
Mangoes 23
Lychee 29
Cherries 20
Bananas 18
Nectarines 11
Pomegranate 24
Kiwifruit 16
Papaya 11
Pears 15
Oranges 17
Peaches 13
Find the median fruit then describe the position of pears.

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 What’s New

Were you able to find the median and the fruit that represents the median in
the previous activity?
In the previous activity, we only divided the data set into two equal parts,
but we may also divide the data set into more parts of equal sizes such as into four,
ten, or even hundred parts. Doing this will require us to compute for quartiles,
deciles, and percentiles, respectively.

equal parts. There are three quartiles which are denoted as 𝑄1, 𝑄2,and 𝑄3.
The quartiles are values which divide a list of ordered numbers into four

𝑄 𝑄 𝑄
1 2 3
If the data are arranged in ascending order, the second quartile, 𝑄2, is the

below 𝑄2.
median of the data set. This means that 50% of the numbers in the data set lie

The first quartile, 𝑄1 is the median of the lower half of the data set. This
means that 25% of the numbers in the data set lie below 𝑄1.

The third quartile, 𝑄3 is the median of the upper half of the data set. This
means that 75% of the numbers in the data set lie below 𝑄3.

pig dog rooster monkey sheep horse snake dragon rabbit tiger ox rabbit

𝑄1 𝑄2 𝑄3

The quartiles can be interpreted in several ways. For 𝑄1, we can claim that
the pig, dog, and rooster belong to the 25% of the group that arrived latest in the
group. The pig, dog, rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, and rabbit
belong to the 75% group that arrived later than the rest of the group.

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Here is an activity for you to discover how to find for the quartiles.
Activity 1
Follow the steps to find the different quartile values.

Eleven students recorded the number of laps of swimming they were able to
do in a twenty-five-meter pool. Below is the number of laps they did.
6, 8, 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 6, 1, 9, 7
1. Arrange the values in ascending order.

2. Identify the median. This is 𝑄2. 𝑄2 =

3. Identify the lower half of the values.

4. Identify the median of the lower half of the values. This is 𝑄1.

𝑄1 =
5. Identify the upper half of the values.

6. Identify the median of the upper half of the values. This is 𝑄3.

𝑄3 =

What is It

The Quartiles for Ungrouped Data

Were you able to accurately determine the different quartiles of the previous
activity?

Since 𝑄2 is equal to the median, the steps in finding for the median of the
data set is the same. To find 𝑄1, we get the median of the lower half. To find 𝑄3, we
get the median of the upper half. This is called the Tukey’s Method.
Let us try some examples.

Examples:

A. Averina, a shoe store owner, wanted to compare the different brands of

bought from each of the brands in one week. Find 𝑄1, 𝑄2, 𝑄3.
shoes. The table below shows her record of the number of pairs of shoes

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 Brand Quantity
A 8
B 17
C 19
D 21
E 9
F 11
G 18
H 14
I 10
J 5
K 15

1. Arrange the numbers of pairs of shoes in ascending order.

5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21

2. Identify the median of the number of pairs of shoes. This is 𝑄2.

5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21

𝑄2

∴ 𝑄2 = 14
3. Identify the lower half of the number of pairs of shoes.

5, 8, 9, 10, 11,
14,15, 17, 18, 19, 21

𝑄2

is 𝑄1.
4. Identify the median of the lower half of the number of pairs of shoes. This

5, 8, 9, 10, 11,14,15, 17, 18, 19, 21

𝑄1 𝑄2

∴ 𝑄1 = 9
5. Identify the upper half of the number of pairs of shoes.

5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21

𝑄1 𝑄2

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 This is 𝑄3.
6. Identify the median of the upper half of the number of pairs of shoes.

5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21

𝑄1 𝑄2 𝑄3

∴ 𝑄3 = 18

hydrate the body and found the following data. Find 𝑄1, 𝑄2, 𝑄3.
B. Alice wanted to compare the fruits with high water to substitute water to

Fruit Amount of water per cup (in

mL)
Watermelon 141
Strawberries 151
Grapefruit 209
Pineapple 142
Peaches 137
Apples 107
Mangoes 138
Papaya 128

1. Arrange the amounts of water per cup in ascending order.

107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

2. Identify the median of the amounts of water per cup. This is

𝑄2. 107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

𝑄2

𝑄2 = 138 + 141 279

= = 139.5
2 2
3. Identify the lower half of the amounts of water per cup.

107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

𝑄2

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 This is 𝑄2.
4. Identify the median of the lower half of the amounts of water per cup.

107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

𝑄1 𝑄2

𝑄1 = 128 + 137 265

= = 132.5
2 2
5. Identify the upper half of the amounts of water per cup.

107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

𝑄1 𝑄2

This is 𝑄3.
6. Identify the median of the upper half of the amounts of water per cup.

107, 128, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 209

𝑄1 𝑄2 𝑄3

𝑄3 = 142 + 151 265

= = 146.5
2 2

Another method of finding quartiles is the Mendenhall and Sincich

ascending order. Next, we find the position of 𝑄1 ,L , in the data set:

Method. Given a data set with n number of values, first, we arrange the data in

1
𝐿 = 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑄1 = (𝑛 + 1)
4
Then round UP to the nearest integer. Finally, look for the value of the Lth
value in the data set.

To find the position of 𝑄3, the U, in the data set use the formula:
3
𝑈 = 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑄3 = (𝑛 + 1)
4
Then round UP to the nearest integer. Then look for the value of the Uth
value in the data set.

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 Example:

Alucard, a coffee shop owner, recorded the number of orders of the

different coffee drinks in a day.
Coffee Variation Number of Orders
Americano 5
Black Coffee 8
Café Au Lait 10
Espresso 9
Double Espresso 2
Latte 5
Macchiato 6
Long Black 7
Cortado 3

1. Arrange the values in ascending order.

2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
2. Locate the position of 𝑄 using the formula 1
(𝑛 + 1) and round up to the
1 4
nearest integer.
Since there are 9 values in the data set, n=9.
1
𝐿= (𝑛 + 1)
4
1
= (9 + 1)
4
1
= (10)
4
= 2.5
The computed value 2.5 becomes 3 after rounding up.
3. Find the Lth value in the data set.

Since 𝑄1 is the 3rd data element,

2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

𝑄1

∴ 𝑄1 = 5.

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 using the formula 3 (𝑛 + 1) and round up to the
𝑄3
4. Locate the position of
4
nearest integer. We are determining the 𝑄3, therefore, we make sure that
the percentage below the 𝑄3 that we get should not be less than 75%.
That is why, whatever mixed number value of U that you get, it must
always be rounded UP.
3
𝑈 = (𝑛 + 1)
3 4
= (9 + 1)
4
3
= (10)
4
= 7.5
The computed value 7.5 becomes 8 after rounding up.
5. Find the Uth value in the data set.

Since 𝑄3 is the 8th data element,

2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

𝑄3

∴ 𝑄3 = 9.

This method makes sure that by rounding up, the values of 𝑄1 and 𝑄3 are
actual values from the data set.

The Deciles for Ungrouped Data

The median divides the data set into two equal parts. Quartiles divide the
data set into four equal parts. Deciles, on the other hand, are values that divide

𝐷1,
the data set into ten equal parts. There are nine deciles which are denoted as

𝐷2, 𝐷3,…, 𝐷9.

𝐷1 𝐷2 𝐷3 𝐷 𝐷 𝐷 𝐷 𝐷 𝐷
4 5 6 7 8 9

If the data are arranged in ascending order, 𝐷1 would mean that 10% of the
data lie below it. 𝐷2 would mean that 20% of the data lie below it.

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 Deciles are computed in the same way as the quartiles. First, we arrange the
data in ascending order. Next, locate the position of the deciles in the data set. To
do this, we use the following formula:
𝑖
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖 = (𝑛 + 1)
10
and round UP to the nearest integer. Finally, find the value that corresponds to the
computed position.
Example:

A. Mr. Ling is an English teacher. He is interested in the reading speed

of his students. The following are the numbers of words his students
can read in one minute.
50, 25, 23,30,42, 20, 13, 16,16, 10, 12, 11, 11,11, 19
Find the seventh decile.

1. Arrange the numbers of words read by the students in one minute in

ascending order.
10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 13, 16, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25,30,42, 50
2. Locate the position of 𝐷 using the formula
𝐷 (𝑛 + 1) and round
=
𝑖
7 7 10

then 𝑛 = 15 and we are looking for 𝐷7, then 𝑖 = 7.

up to the nearest integer. Since there are 15 values in the data set,

𝑖
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖 = (𝑛 + 1)
7 10
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐷7 = (15 + 1)
7 10
= (15 + 1)
10
7
= (16)
10
112
=
10
112
=
10
= 11.2
The computed value 11.2 becomes 12 after rounding up to the
nearest integer.

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 3. Find the 12th value in the data set.
10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 13, 16, 16, 19, 20, 23, 25, 30, 42, 50

𝐷7

∴ 𝐷7 = 25.

B. In Mr. Ling’s class, Guinevere finished her exam in just 30 minutes.

The time Guinevere spent in answering the test is the 8th decile.
What does this mean?

Explanation: So, if the time spent by Guinevere in taking the exam is

the 8th decile, it means that 80% of her classmates finished the
same test by spending the same amount of time or longer time than
her. Or 80% of her classmates answered the test same time as hers
or were slower than her.

The Percentiles for Ungrouped Data

The median divides the data set into two equal parts. Quartiles divide the
data set into four equal parts. Deciles divide the data set into ten equal parts.

There are ninety-nine percentiles which are denoted as 𝑃1, 𝑃2, 𝑃3,…, 𝑃99.
Percentiles, on the other hand, divide the data set into one hundred equal parts.

𝑃10 𝑃20 𝑃30 𝑃4 𝑃5 𝑃6 𝑃7 𝑃8 𝑃9

0 0 0 0 0 0

If the data are arranged in ascending order, 𝑃1 would mean that 1% of the
data lie below it.
Percentiles are computed in the same way as the quartiles and the deciles.
First, we arrange the data set in ascending order. Next, locate the position of the
percentiles in the data set. To do this, we use the following formula:
𝑖
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑖 = (𝑛 + 1)
100
and round UP to the nearest integer. Finally, find the value that corresponds to the
calculated position.

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Example:

A. The table below shows the list of the most endangered animals on
earth.

Animal Estimated Maximum Number

Amur Leopard 84
Javan Rhinoceros 68
Northern Right Whale 350
Vaquita 10
Tapanuli Orangutan 800
Mountain Gorilla 1000
Cross River Gorilla 300
Siberian Tiger 562
Little Dodo Bird 380
Tooth-billed Pigeon 70
Gharial 300
Kakapo 140
Fiji Petrel 50
Black Rhinoceros 2500
Malayan Tiger 340

Find the 70th percentile of the numbers of endangered animals.

1. Arrange the values from the least endangered to the most endangered
using their given numbers.
2,500, 1,000, 800, 562, 380, 350, 340, 300, 300, 140, 84, 70, 68, 50, 10

= 10 (𝑛 + 1)and round
𝑖
𝑃70
2. Locate the position of
𝑃70
using the formula
0

then 𝑛 = 15 and we are looking for 𝑃70, then 𝑖 = 70.

UP to the nearest integer. Since there are 15 values in the data set,

𝑖
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑃70 = (𝑛 + 1)
70 100
𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑃70 = (15 + 1)
100
70
= (16)
10
0
1,120
=
100
= 11.2
The computed value 11.2 becomes 12 after rounding up to the
nearest integer.

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 3. Find the 12th value in the data set from the left.

2,500, 1,000, 800, 562, 380, 350, 340, 300, 300, 140, 84, 70, 68, 50,
10

∴ 𝑃70 = 70. 𝑃70

This means that the Tooth-Billed Pigeon is more critically

endangered compared to 70% of the group of endangered animals.

What’s More

Let’s check your understanding of the lesson. In case you do not know what to do,
just go over the discussions in the “What is It” section of this module.
Assessment 1
Below is a table containing the Annual Expenditure per family in the
different regions of the Philippines.
Region Average Expenditure per
Family (in thousands)
National Capital Region (NCR) 369
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 230
Region I (Ilocos Region) 205
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 174
Region III (Central Luzon) 270
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 305
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) 175
Region V (Bicol Region) 193
Region VI (Western Visayas) 202
Region VII (Central Visayas) 204
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 179
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 162
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 175
Region XI (Davao Region) 189
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 181
Region XIII (Caraga) 187
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 127

1. 𝑄1 2. 𝑄3 3. 𝐷4
A. Calculate the following. For Quartiles, use the Mendenhall and Sincich Method.

4. 𝐷 7 5. 𝑃 45 6. 𝑃80

B. Find, describe, then interpret the position of CAR using percentiles.

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 What I Have Learned

Here are the important learnings that you must have to remember in this module:

Measure of position is a measure by which the position of a data is

determined through its value.
The measures of position discussed in this module are quartiles, deciles,
and percentiles.
Quartiles divide the ordered set of data into four equal parts.
Deciles divide the ordered set of data into ten equal parts.
Percentiles divide the ordered set of data into 100 equal parts.
In finding for the measures of position of a given data set, we always start
by arranging the data in either ascending order or descending depending on the
variable under study.
Two methods are discussed in finding for Quartiles: Tukey’s method and
Mendenhall and Sincich Method.
Measures of position are computed in similar manner.

What I Can Do

Activity 1: There is Math Around Us

There are a lot of examples that show how the measures of position are
applied in real-life situations. Give utmost 5 examples of real-life situations that
use the measures of position. Make sure to briefly explain how these situations use
the measures of position.

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 Assessment

Directions: Read and answer each of the following items accurately. Write the letter
of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which measure divides the data set or distribution into one hundred equal
parts?
A. Median B. Quartile C. Decile D. Percentile

2. The second quartile of the data set is equal to the .

A. Fourth decile C. 50th percentile
B. 25th percentile D. 75th percentile

3. Using Tukey’s method, what is the first quartile for the following set of scores?
9, 11, 8, 9, 9, 14, 6, 5, 3, 16
A. 5 B. 5.5 C. 6 D. 7

4. From the given data set in item#3, using Mendenhall and Sincich Method, what
is the first quartile?
A. 5 B. 5.5 C. 6 D. 6.5

5. Which of the following measures where exactly 25% of the distribution or data
set are below it?
A. First Quartile C. Third Quartile
B. Second Decile D. Seventh Decile

For items 6 to 9, refer to the following set of scores obtained by the students in a Mathematics
test.
45, 50, 23, 34, 67, 81, 45, 11, 99, 86, 78, 17, 45, 34, 87, 56, 45

6. What is the 𝐷1 in the distribution?

A. 11 B. 17 C. 23 D. 34

7. How many scores are higher than the 𝐷3?

A. 5 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12

8. How many scores are lower than the 𝐷7?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 11 D. 12

9. What is the 𝑃36 in the distribution?

A. 34 B. 45 C. 50 D. 56

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10. How many scores are lower than the 𝑃60?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

For items 11 to 14, refer to the table below.

Countries with the Highest Number of Covid-19 Cases as of July 30, 2020

Country Total Corona Virus Cases

South Africa 471,123
Brazil 2,555,518
Iran 298,909
Russia 620,333
United States 4,567,750
Mexico 261,457
Peru 395,005
Italy 246,488
Spain 327,690
United Kingdom 301,455
India 1,021,611
Pakistan 276,288
Chile 349,800
Colombia 267,385
Saudi Arabia 270,831

11. What is the Upper Quartile or third quartile of the data?

A. 261,457 B. 471,123 C. 620,333 D. 1,021,611

12. What is the fifth decile of the data?

A. 261,457 B. 327,690 C. 395,005 D. 471,123

13. What is the 80th percentile of the data?

A. 471,123 B. 620,333 C. 1,021,611 D. 2,555,518

14. Which country has a higher number of Covid-19 cases compared to the
country in the 40th percentile?
A. Iran C. United Kingdom
B. Pakistan D. Spain

15. In the 2019 National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE), Esmeralda’s

score in the Mathematics Ability Test is at 99th percentile rank. What does this
mean?
A. Esmeralda scored the highest.
B. Esmeralda’s score is 99 points.
C. Esmeralda is the 99th in position among all the examinees.
D. Esmeralda scored higher than the other 99% of the examinees.

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 Additional Activities

Here is another activity for you to apply what you have learned. Make an

your classmates to give a quantitative data. Find 𝑄3, 𝐷10, and 𝑃99. Find your
online survey with your classmates. Think of a question that will prompt you and

position based on the data values and make an interpretation.

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 Answer Key

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What I Know

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