Section 3.7 Percentiles and Percentile Rank

1.How many different types of animals are in a box of animal crackers? 18 or 7

2. How many total dots are on a pair of dice? 6 or 42

3. The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. T or F

4. There are no clocks in a Las Vegas gambling casino. T or F

5. My age. 27 or 28

6. How many times does the Lord’s Prayer appear in the Bible? 1 or 2

7. What year was Salesianum started? 1903 or 1906.

8. “Jingle Bells” was actually written for which holiday? Halloween or Thanksgiving

9. How many Qs are in a Scrabble game? 1 or 2

10. The only Salesianum sport that has not won a state championship. Basketball or wrestling.

11. The most popular name in the world is?

12. What is the name of the Camel on the back of Camel cigarettes? Old John or Old Joe

13. Oregon Coach Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight bought the Nike swoosh logo from a student for how much money? $35 or $65

14. Tigers have striped fur. What else is striped? Skin or Eyes

15. What travels faster, light or sound?

16. This U.S. state boasts the highest amount of residents who were born in other countries. California or New York.

17. On which vegetable did Egyptians used to place their hand over when under oath? Onion or a Carrot.

18. What is the top selling spice in the world? Pepper or Salt

19. The first country music artist to sell over 10 million copies. Garth Brooks or Tim McGraw.

20. What sport used the term home run before baseball? Lacrosse or Cricket.

HOW MANY DID YOU GET RIGHT? HOW MANY DID YOU GET RIGHT?

1. How many different types of animals are in a box of animal crackers? 18

2. How many total dots are on a pair of dice? 42

3. The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. T or F T

4. There are no clocks in a Las Vegas gambling casino. T or F T

5. My age. 27 or 28 28

6. How many times does the Lord’s Prayer appear in the Bible? 1 or 2 2

7. What year was Salesianum started? 1903 or

8. “Jingle Bells” was actually written for which holiday? Halloween or Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

9. How many Qs are in a Scrabble game? 1 or 2 1

10. The only Salesianum sport that has not won a state championship. Basketball or wrestling. Basketball

11. The most popular name in the world is? Muhammed

12. What is the name of the Camel on the back of Camel cigarettes? Old John or Old Joe Old Joe

13. Oregon Coach Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight bought the Nike swoosh logo from a student for how much money? $35 or $65 $35

14. Tigers have striped fur. What else is striped? Skin or Eyes Skin

15. What travels faster, light or sound? Light

16. This U.S. state boasts the highest amount of residents who were born in other countries. California or New York. Cali

17. On which vegetable did Egyptians used to place their hand over when under oath? Onion or a Carrot. Onion

18. What is the top selling spice in the world? Pepper or Salt Pepper

19. The first country music artist to sell over 10 million copies. Garth Brooks or Tim McGraw. Garth Brooks

20. What sport used the term home run before baseball? Lacrosse or Cricket. Cricket

PERCENTILE RANK 1) Find your percentile rank. B = scores that came BEFORE “your” score B = scores that came BEFORE “your” score E = number of scores that are the same as “your” score E = number of scores that are the same as “your” score N = Total Number of people taking the test N = Total Number of people taking the test # of Equal scores Total Number Scores that came BEFORE

BOX AND WHISKER PLOT Put data into ORDER (either by hand or on calc) Put data into ORDER (either by hand or on calc) Find the median = Q 2 Find the median = Q 2 Cut the data into 2 Halves Cut the data into 2 Halves The median of the 1 st Half = Q 1The median of the 1 st Half = Q 1 The median of the 2 nd Half = Q 3The median of the 2 nd Half = Q 3 Label the max and min values Label the max and min values