Twelve college students were surveyed about the distance from their house to
the college they attended.
12 18 54
13 15 24
8 5 14
27 1 20
1. Using the data set above, find the percentile ranking for the data point 24. (is this 75th percentile?
2. Using the data set above, what distance corresponds to the 58th percentile? is this 15?
Arrange in order of value.
1, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 24, 27 and 54
24 is 13/15 = 87 percentlle
.58 = x/15
8.7 = x --> 20