Home » mcq » statistics » The scores in a test series were 43, 56,35,47, 48, 52,66,57,46, 39,43,47, 61,55,50, 49,39,40If the scores were organised in deciles series, which series would be the most popular ?
The scores in a test series were 43, 56,35,47, 48, 52,66,57,46, 39,43,47, 61,55,50, 49,39,40If the scores were organised in deciles series, which series would be the most popular ?
A decile is a value that divides a ranked data set into ten equal parts. The first decile (D1) is the value that divides the bottom 10% of the data set from the top 90%. The second decile (D2) is the value that divides the bottom 20% of the data set from the top 80%, and so on.
The most popular decile is D4, which has 5 scores: 46, 47, 48, 50, and 52.
The other deciles have fewer scores:
D1 has 1 score: 39
D2 has 2 scores: 43 and 46
D3 has 2 scores: 47 and 48
D5 has 2 scores: 50 and 52
D6 has 1 score: 55
D7 has 1 score: 56
D8 has 1 score: 61
D9 has 1 score: 66