Question

HELP! Find the value of the 30th percentile of the following set of data. 129, 113, 200, 100, 105, 132, 100, 176, 146, 152

A. 113
B. 105
C. 130
D. 100

Answer 1

let list the data in ascending order 100, 100, 105, 113, 129, 132, 146, 152, 176, 200

There are ten numbers so the thirtieth percentile would be the .3 * 10 

= 3rd number, ordered from smallest to largest. 

so the third number, the thirtieth percentile, is 105