Percentiles Practice Quiz Form
Test your understanding of percentiles with this focused practice quiz. Answer each question to the best of your ability.
If a student scored in the 85th percentile on a test, what percentage of students scored lower than this student?
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Which percentile corresponds to the median of a data set?
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50th percentile
25th percentile
75th percentile
100th percentile
A data set contains 40 values. What is the position of the 90th percentile? (Give your answer as a position number, e.g., 36)
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Which of the following best describes the 25th percentile?
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First quartile (Q1)
Median
Third quartile (Q3)
Maximum value
Given the following data set: 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 25, 29, what is the 50th percentile value?
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A student scored higher than 92% of the class. Which percentile is this student in?
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Match each percentile to its description.
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Rows
Description
0th percentile
Lowest value
Median
First quartile
Third quartile
Highest value
25th percentile
Lowest value
Median
First quartile
Third quartile
Highest value
50th percentile
Lowest value
Median
First quartile
Third quartile
Highest value
75th percentile
Lowest value
Median
First quartile
Third quartile
Highest value
100th percentile
Lowest value
Median
First quartile
Third quartile
Highest value
If you are in the 60th percentile, what does this mean?
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You scored higher than 60% of people
You scored higher than 40% of people
You scored lower than 60% of people
You scored exactly at the mean
A test score is at the 30th percentile. Which statement is true?
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70% of scores are higher
30% of scores are higher
30% of scores are lower
The score is the highest
Given the data set: 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 27, what is the value at the 75th percentile?
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