Find the values of the 30th and 90th percentiles of the data 129, 113, 200, 100, 105, 132, 100, 176, 146, 152

To find the 30th and 90th percentiles of the given data set, we first need to organize the data in ascending order:

Sorted Data: 100, 100, 105, 113, 129, 132, 146, 152, 176, 200

Next, we can use the formula for finding the percentile:

P = (n + 1) * (percentile / 100)

where n is the number of data points.

In our case, n = 10.

1. **Calculating the 30th percentile:**

P = (10 + 1) * (30 / 100) = 11 * 0.3 = 3.3

This means the 30th percentile falls between the 3rd and 4th values in the sorted data.

Values: 105 (3rd) and 113 (4th)

To calculate the 30th percentile, we can use linear interpolation:

P30 = 105 + 0.3 * (113 – 105) = 105 + 0.3 * 8 = 105 + 2.4 = 107.4

2. **Calculating the 90th percentile:**

P = (10 + 1) * (90 / 100) = 11 * 0.9 = 9.9

This means the 90th percentile falls between the 9th and 10th values in the sorted data.

Values: 176 (9th) and 200 (10th)

Using linear interpolation again:

P90 = 176 + 0.9 * (200 – 176) = 176 + 0.9 * 24 = 176 + 21.6 = 197.6

In conclusion:

  • 30th Percentile: 107.4
  • 90th Percentile: 197.6

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