METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
MEASURES OF DISPERSION
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Question
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When a distribution is divided into ten equal parts, each score point describes the distribution as ____
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percentile
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quantiles
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quartile
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decile
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When a set of data is divided into ten equal parts, each of them is called a decile.
Detailed explanation-2: -n is the total number of values in the data set. The formula has 10 as the denominator because a decile splits a data set into ten equal parts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Percentiles. Percentiles are also like quartiles, but divide the data set into 100 equal parts.
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