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Quartiles divide a data set into four equal parts. The first quartile (Q1) is the median of the lower half of the data. The second quartile is the overall median (Q2). The third quartile (Q3) is the median of the upper half. Quartile deviation is calculated by taking half the difference between Q3 and Q1. It measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data. Quartile deviation is obtained by first determining Q1, Q3, and taking their difference, then dividing that difference by two.

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Quartile Deviation 2

Quartiles divide a data set into four equal parts. The first quartile (Q1) is the median of the lower half of the data. The second quartile is the overall median (Q2). The third quartile (Q3) is the median of the upper half. Quartile deviation is calculated by taking half the difference between Q3 and Q1. It measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data. Quartile deviation is obtained by first determining Q1, Q3, and taking their difference, then dividing that difference by two.

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QUARTILE DEVIATION

Quantiles are the extensions of the median concept because they are values which divide a set
of data into equal parts.
a. Median – divides the distribution into two equal parts.
b. Quartile – divides the distribution into four equal parts.
c. Decile – divides the distribution into ten equal parts.
d. Percentile – divides the distribution into one hundred equal parts.
Quartiles are values in a given set of distribution that divide the data into four equal parts. Each
set of scores has three quartiles. These values can be denoted by Q1, Q2 and Q3.
 First quartile - Q1 (lower quartile) – The middle number between the smallest
number and the median of the data set (25th Percentile).
 Second quartile - Q2 – The median of the data that separates the lower and upper
quartile (50th Percentile).
 Third quartile - Q3 – (upper quartile) - The middle value between the median and
the highest value of the data set (75th Percentile).
The difference between the upper and lower quartiles is called the Interquartile range.
(IQR = Q3-Q1)
Quartile deviation or Semi-interquartile range is one-half the difference between the first
and the third quartiles. (QD = Q3-Q1/2)

Getting the Quartile Deviation from Ungrouped Data


In getting the quartile deviation from ungrouped data, the following steps are used in
getting the quartiles:
1. Arrange the test scores from highest to lowest.
2. Assign serial numbers to each score. The first serial number is assigned to the lowest
test score, while the last serial number is assigned to the highest test score.
3. Determine the first quartile (Q1). To be able to locate Q1, divide N by 4. Use the
obtained value in locating the serial number of the score that falls under Q1.
4. Determine the third quartile (Q3), by dividing 3N by 4. Locate the serial number
corresponding to the obtained answer. Opposite this number is the test score
corresponding to Q3.
5. Subtract Q1 from Q3 and divide the difference by 2.

Consider the test scores in the table below:

Score Serial Number = =2

17 1
17 2 Q1 = (
26 3
27 4 = 21.5
30 5
30 6
31 7 = =6
37 8

N=8 Q3 = (
= 30.5

QD = ( )
=( )

= 4.5

Getting the Quartile Deviation from Grouped Data


In getting the quartile deviation from grouped data, the following steps are used in getting
the quartiles:

1. Cumulate the frequencies from the bottom to the top of the grouped frequency
distribution.
2. For the first quartile, use the formula Q1 =L + (i) where:

L = exact lower limit if the Q1 class


N/4 = locator of the Q1 class
N = total number of scores
CF = cumulative frequency below the Q1 class
i = class size/interval

3. For the third quartile, use the formula Q3 = L + (i) where:

L = exact lower limit if the Q3 class


3N/4 = locator of the Q3 class
N = total number of scores
CF = cumulative frequency below the Q3 class
i = class size/interval

Example:

Computation of the Quartile Deviation for Grouped Test Scores


Classes Frequency (f) Cumulative Frequency (CF)
46-50 5 53
41-45 7 48
36-40 9 41
31-35 10 32
26-30 8 33
21-25 6 14
16-20 4 8
11-15 4 4

N = 53

The computational procedures for determining the quartile deviation for grouped test
scores are reflected in the above table.

For the first quartile

= = 13. 25
Q1 =L+ (i)

CF = 8 f = 6 L = 20.5 = 20. 5 + (5)


CF = 32 f = 9 L = 35.5
= 20. 5 + (5)

= 20. 5 + 26.25 Q3 =L+ (i)

= 24.875 = 35.5 + (5)


9

= 35.5 + 9 (5)
Fo r the third quartile

= = 40.5 = 35.5 + 9
= 40.22

After obtaining the first and third quartiles, we can now compute QD. Thus QD = ( ).

24 875
QD =( )
15 345
=( )
= 7.6725 or 7.67

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